Television
1. Satyamev Jayate, Star TV, Oct 26, 2014
2. BBC World News, Horizons, Nov 24, 2012
3. ABC Nightline, Dec 17, 2010
4. ABC World News, Dec 23, 2010
5. Voice of America, Feb 26, 2013
6. CNBC TV18: Accelerate India, Dec 20, 2014
7. Reuters, March 23, 2013
8. TV Asia (3 times)
9. New Asia
10. Al-Jazeera
Print Media
1. TIME Magazine, March 4, 2013
2. The Lancet, “Tuberculosis control needs a complete and patient-centric solution”, March 24, 2014
3. WHO Bulletin, Feb 21, 2012
4. United Nations Report on Millennium Development Goals, Sept 2012
5. Public Health England: Annual TB Update 2014, March, 2014
6. Stanford Social Innovation Review, “The Future of Health Care Access”, Fall 2013
7. Stanford Social Innovation Review, second publication
8. “mHealth to Improve TB Care”, Stop TB Partnership & Interactive Research and Development (IRD), May 27, 2012
9. Teaching Case Study, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
10. The National Bureau of Asian Research, “Matching Realism with Aspiration-Challenges and Successes in the Use of Technology for Global Health”, Dec. 2011
11. Cambridge University, Centre for Technology Management, Social Ventures as Innovators at the Base of the Pyramid, Working Paper No:2012/02, May 2012
12. University of Oxford, Identifying Replicable Healthcare Delivery Models with Significant Social Benefit, May 2013
13. Institute of Medicine, USA, INSA and ICMR, India, Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions: Summary of a Joint Workshop, April 2012
14. Times of India, April 8, 2011
15. Hindustan Times
16. The Hindu
17. New York Times
18. The Guardian, Dec 5, 2012 & Nov 23, 2011
19. Financial Times, Mar 21, 2013
20. Business Standard
21. Die SeiteDrei, “An der front”, November 8, 2013
22. Deutsche Welle-World, Dec 14, 2011
23. Dainik Jagran, TB patients ki aasha”, November 6, 2013
24. University of Chicago: The Harris View, “Doc Hunt”, Spring 2011
25. Harvard Global Health Review, Sept. 19, 2009
26. Chicago Policy Review, Mar 20, 2013 In the Media
27. Phnom Penh Post, Aug 9, 2013
28. South East Asia Globe
29. Air India Inflight Magazine, “A new word for the new age”, Jan, 2013
30. Civil Society “OpASHA has tech for TB patient compliance”, August 2013
31. India Post, Jan 1, 2012
32. Neighborhood Flash, April 29, 2007
33. Orissa Post Radio National Public Radio USA, Worldview Program, Global Activism Series, WBEZ 91.5 FM
1. Global Activism: “Operation ASHA wants to stop Tuberculosis from making a comeback” Jan 10, 2013
2. Global Activism: “Operation ASHA expands its TB treatment program to Cambodia” May 26, 2011
3. Global Activism: “Fighting Tuberculosis in India an Update from Operation ASHA” May 13, 2010
4. Global Activism: “Treating Tuberculosis in India” February 21, 2008
5. Best of Global Activism: “Treating Tuberculosis in India” December 18, 2007
Reach MD International
1. “Treating Multidrug Resistant TB Within and Beyond India’s Borders” February 4, 2013
2. “Taking TB Treatment to India’s Doorsteps: Progress from Operation ASHA” December 24, 2012
3. “Stopping the Tuberculosis Epidemic in India” January 14, 2008
4. “Tuberculosis: Better Treatment Access in India” June 9, 2008
5. “Treating Outcasts Where the Caste System has been Outlawed” June 23, 2008
6. “Operation ASHA & Treating Slum Dwellers in India”
7. “Women’s Role in the Control of TB In India” October 1, 2007
8. “Making a Difference in India” October 1, 2007
Online Media
1.Operation ASHA also won the Lipman prize at Wharton School of Business this year. We were among the three NGO selected from across the world.
2. Operation ASHA’s latest project is in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The inauguration was done by Honourable Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Honourable Health Minister of India. They provided the first dose to the first patient found by Operation ASHA in Himachal and initiated him on TB treatment. Honourable Health Minister of India, Shri Nadda went into the details of how eCompliance is going to eliminate TB in India, in his speech.
3. Operation ASHA wins the Millennium Alliance award facilitated by FICCI with funding from USAID, UK Government (DFID), World Bank and Indian government for Detection and Treatment of TB.
4. OpASHA launches a TB awareness comic book called ‘Knight Wolf’- that portrays a superhero who fights the bad guys and gives health and TB education at the same time. The launch was in Mumbai on 25th May and was inaugurated by Dr.Sanjeev Kamble, (Director Health Services, Maharashtra) who was the Chief Guest at this event. The comic book was written and illustrated by Grant Reed.
5. Recently, Operation ASHA was covered in a blog by Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA. https://blogs.fuqua.duke.edu/
6. Experts from the World Bank have prepared a case study on Operation ASHA, which states “OpASHA offers a low-cost, highly leveraged operating model that enjoys high community and partner engagement.” https://goo.gl/joJHks
7. Marc Lipman (https://goo.gl/erdYQf), eminent Professor and TB expert from University College London, has carried out extensive research to analyse OpASHA’s results and use of eCompliance to ensure full treatment. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
8. World Economic Forum re-posts CSIS article on TB, where the author writes that compelling, innovative NGOs like Operation ASHA could be the solution needed for TB eradication.
https://www.weforum.org/…/…/
9. The World Bank Group recently published a case study on how Operation ASHA improves tuberculosis treatment and outcomes with the help of the communities they serve: http://bit.ly/2sKdaVc
10. CSIS published a compelling article on TB, where the author writes that innovative NGOs like Operation ASHA could be the solution needed for TB eradication. https://www.weforum.org/…/…/
11. OpASHA’s eDetection technology found mention in The Hindu.
12. Network Capital interviews Dr Shelly Batra, who gives career advice for mentoring young students. https://networkcapital.co/…/
13. Dr Shelly Batra was one of the 1500 people (out of 45,000 from across the globe) to be selected to attend the Global Entrepreneur Summit-2017 where honorable Prime Minister Mr. Modi and Ivanka Trump were the Chief Guests.
14. Government of India, Governance Knowledge Center, Case Study, July 2011
15. Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs, ASHA’s Shelly Batra, Mann Deshi’s Chetna Sinha recipients of Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur awards, March 27, 2014
16. Government of India, The Governance of Knowledge, India, Eliminating Tuberculosis: Need for appropriate partnerships, July 26, 2011
17. World Bank, India: Battling TB in India’s slums, May 9, 2013
18. The World Bank Blogs, The Last Mile, at Last?, Onno Ruhl, Country Director, India, Apr 23, 2013
19. The World Bank Blogs, What does innovation look like?, AleemWalji, Director, Innovation Lab, The World Bank, May 16, 2012
20. World Bank Blogs, Biometrics for Tuberculosis Management, Nov 17, 2011
21. USAID, Fingerprinting in the Fight against Tuberculosis, Mar 21, 2013
22. Associated Press: The Big Story, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge Nov 10, 2012
23. The Times of India, Biometric way to tame Tuberculosis, May 26, 2013
24. Indian Express, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
25. Huffington Post,
a. Harnessing New Technologies to Tackle an Old Disease, May 23, 2013
b. India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
c. World Health Organization Reports, May 03, 2012
26. Washington Post, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
27. New York Times, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
28. World Economic Forum, Introducing the Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Awardees, March 2014
29. Boston Globe, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
30. ABC News Videos Online, War Against Tuberculosis: Quack doctors fuel the reemergence of TB in India’s children, Dec. 17, 2010
31. The Guardian, Social enterprise: can it succeed where traditional development has failed?, February 25, 2014
32. ABC News & Global Giving, Featured on: Be the Change, Save a Life Initiative
33. The Hindu, World Bank picks 20 projects for $1,00,000 grant, May 2, 2013
34. Economic Times, Two Indian social entrepreneurs Shelly Batra and Chetna Vijay Sinha recognised by Schwab Foundation, March 24, 2014
35. Business Standard, 2 Indian social entrepreneurs recognised by Schwab Foundation, March 24, 2014
36. The Tribune, India, Tobacco, TB and Female Mortality, Dec 16, 2014
37. Discovery News, Excellent Idea of the day: TB Tracker Halts Disease’s Spread, Nov 29, 2012
38. FoxNews.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
39. Fox10tv.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
40. Digital World-LiveMint.com, The Wall Street Journal, Using cellphones to track public services, Jul 17, 2011
41. The Age (Australia), India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
42. Itaa New Agency (China), India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
43. Khaleej Times (Dubai), India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
44. Dubaimoon.com, UAE, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
45. Dawn (Pakistan), India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
46. Modern Ghana, World TB Day: 24 March…. Tuberculosis Control Needs A Complete And Patient-Centric Solution, March 24, 2014
47. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Informal Health Providers Treating TB Are Here to Stay, So How Do We Work with Them?, Mar 28, 2013
48. Rockefeller Foundation, Leveraging Networks to Create Impact, July 24, 2013
49. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The urban poverty paradox: It’s good for you. Why won’t you do it?, By Urvashi Prasad, May 30, 2013
50. Next Billion, Like other business models, tuberculosis control needs a complete, patient-centric solution, March 24, 2014
51. Next Billion, From Operating Rooms to Dust Tracks,
Part 1: How a doctor found the ‘invisible poor,’ then founded an organization to help them, February 26, 2014,
Part 2: How Operation ASHA moved beyond rhetoric to action, February 27, 2014
52. Nextbillion.net, New Techniques, Technology Helping Operation ASHA to Expand, May 13, 2011
53. University of Chicago, Fighting Tuberculosis in India’s slums, Apr 11, 2011
54. Prabhat Khabar, Saamajik Karyon me Mahilayen bhi aage, October 29, 2013
55. CMAJ, Fingerprinting used to combat drug-resistant TB in India, Cambodia, August 16, 2013
56. Ashoka Changemakers, Demanding Reliable Results from Tuberculosis Treatment, August 17, 2011
57. SOCAP RECAP, Adapting Tech for Local Needs, September 27, 2011
58. New Day – New York, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
59. San Francisco Chronicle, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
60. All Voices, San Francisco, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
61. The Palm Beach Times, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
62. Miami Herald, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
63. Herald Tribune, Florida, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
64. The Tribune, California, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
65. The SacramentoBee, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
66. Denver Post, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
67. Daily Herald, Illionois, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
68. Star Tribune, Minneapolis, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
69. Charlotte Observer, North Carolina, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
70. The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
71. The State, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
72. The Alternative.in, How Operation ASHA is tackling TB worldwide at 1/19th the cost, July 3, 2014
73. SeatlePi.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
74. Philly.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
75. Kentucky.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
76. I-genius, Operation ASHA, Dec 2014
76. Paul Pollack, Out of Poverty Blog, Viva La Revolución!, Oct 6, 2011
77. The Global Urbanist
a. NGOs and governments in India Must Work Together, Nov 8, 2011
b. Keeping Track of Urban Poverty, Nov 1, 2011
78. Center for Health Market Innovations
a. Spotlight on M&E: Operation ASHA, Sep 14, 2011
b. Operation ASHA: Going the Last Mile, Nov 15, 2010
c. Reaching the missing 3 million: Exploring the evidence behind efforts to harness informal health providers and fight TB, March 31, 2014
d. Tuberculosis control needs a complete and patient-centric solution, March 2014
79. Beyond Profit, Twitter Social Enterprise of the day, July 13, 2010
80. Global Health Delivery Project Online, Operation ASHA: Fighting Tuberculosis in India, Dec 9, 2008
81. Exchange Magazine, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Announces Social Entrepreneurs of 2014, March 24, 2014
82. KNN India, Two Indians among social entrepreneurs of 2014, March 24, 2014
83. Stars Foundation, Treating TB in Urban India and Rural Uganda, March 24, 2014
84. Sarah Haykel, Soul conversation featuring Dr. Shelly Batra of Operation ASHA, March 2014
85. Media for freedom, Tuberculosis control needs a complete and patient-centric solution, March 24, 2014
86. Citizen News, Tuberculosis control needs a complete and patient-centric solution, March 24, 2014
87. India Medical Times, Tuberculosis control needs a complete and patient-centric solution, March 24, 2014
88. Journalists against TB, Tuberculosis control needs a complete and patient-centric solution, March 24, 2014
89. Ennovent, Social enterprise: can it succeed where traditional development has failed?, February 25, 2014
90. Money control.com, Change Agents: Social entrepreneur of the year 2013, November 12, 2013
91. Mumbai Mitra, November 9, 2013
92. Ekdin, November 9, 2013
93. International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery
a. TB or Not TB: Extensions of Operation ASHA’s Care Delivery Model, Sept 19, 2014
b. Over the River and Through the Woods: Reaching Remote TB Patients, Aug 19, 2014
c. When a Cure Isn’t Enough: Exploring the Challenges of Tuberculosis Treatment, Aug 6, 2014
d. Worried about the spread of TB? Me, too. Here is one solution, July 22, 2013
e. News from the Network, May 16, 2013
94. Civil Society Online, A World Bank bazaar, June 2013
95. Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH): Member spotlight, Operation ASHA: Delivering last mile in service delivery, June 2013
96. The Financial, World Bank Group Awards $2 Million to Social Enterprises in the States of Madhya Pradesh, May 1, 2013
97. The World Bank, World Bank Group Awards $2 Million to Social Enterprises in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, May 1, 2013
98. The Sentinel Project, Stories of Children with Drug-Resistant TB: Mustkeen, 12 years old, India, Mar 21, 2013
99. United Health Group, WHCC Health Innovations, Operation ASHA: Using Biometrics to Prevent MDR
100. Health Works Collective, Mobile Health Around the Globe: India- Using eCompliance to Control Tuberculosis, Nov 26, 2012
101. Microsoft Research News Center, Battling Tuberculosis Through Microsoft Technology, Dec 3, 2012
102. New York Times’ Opinionator Blog, What Makes Community Health Care Work?, Feb 18, 2011
103. The Stop TB Partnership,
a. eCompliance technology gains new ground to help in patient identification, July 24, 2014
b. Operation ASHA wins Spirit of Humanity Award, April 2, 2011
104. CNS Stop-TB Initiative website, NGO uses biometrics to monitor TB patients, April 2011
105. AboutIndia.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
106. Docspoke.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
107. JoLee, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
108. 360*news.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
109. Topnes Today – USA, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
110. MedicalExpress.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
111. The Review.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
112. Newsvine.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
113. Newsmicromedia, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
114. Zimbio.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
115. 15minutenews.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
116. ChritianChat.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
117. CheerfulSnake.com, India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourge, Nov 2012
118. And many more
Conferences:
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Sonali Batra, our CTO presented a poster on eCompliance biometric software in the 5th annual global forum on TB Vaccines held at the Taj in New Delhi.
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Our Co-Founder and CEO, Sandeep Ahuja was invited to speak at a panel discussion at the HITLAB Innovators Summit 2018 held at IIT Delhi.
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Our Co-Founder and President, Dr Shelly Batra was invited to speak at a facilitated panel discussion in the final plenary of the 5th annual global forum on TB Vaccines.
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Our CTO, Sonali Batra gave a talk at a machine learning conference on 18th March titled ‘Operation ASHA- Using data analytics and machine learning to save lives’.
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Mr. Sandeep Ahuja, CEO Operation ASHA, along with other experts convene at the 2017 HITLAB Innovators Summit to a powerful platform designed to transform global healthcare by diffusing digital health solutions.
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Dr Shelly Batra delivered a TEDxtalk for IIM, where she spoke about how a combination of government support, enabling measures and an initiative by people who are ready to act, drive our world to counter the issue of lack of access to healthcare facilities among the underprivileged. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8212AYKxqog
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Operation ASHA has been invited to exhibit eCompliance at the conference “Passage to Prosperity: India-Afghanistan Trade and Investment Show” being organized by USAID, at the Maurya Sheraton.