On World TB Day, Health Volunteers participated in a campaign to organize multiple online and offline activities, spreading awareness about Tuberculosis as an infectious disease. They shared preventive measures and guided communities in seeking treatment while dispelling myths and misinformation.
World TB Day is observed on March 24 each year to raise public awareness and understanding about one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers — tuberculosis (TB) and its devastating health, social and economic impact on people around the world. The theme of World TB Day 2024 —‘Yes! We can end TB!’— conveys a message of hope that getting back-on-track to turn the tide against the TB epidemic. Each day, over 3,500 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. TB is the leading cause of death of people with HIV and a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance.
Our Health Volunteers are integral pillars of our programs, advocating, observing, and leaving a ripple impact utilizing our Learn, Act, and Engage methodology. Volunteers have the potential to create a sustainable impact on communities and the world when properly engaged. For us, our health volunteers are the most important stakeholders who take action in the field, whether online or offline. They lead the way in sensitizing people and communities, informing individuals on how to stay safe, and promoting preventive measures. Additionally, they support those struggling with the disease, guiding them on seeking treatment and engaging society in providing social support.
Health Volunteers form a network equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge on diverse public health issues. We aim to combat stigma, myths, and misinformation in society by building the capacities of Health Volunteers with the right, evidence-based information they can disseminate further.
During this World TB Day Campaign, we supported the WHO's Campaign by engaging our Health Volunteers in the following objectives:
Sensitizing young people and encouraging them to become TB advocates.
Supporting TB patients in the community with resources and advice.
We organized multiple events in the community, including poster-making sessions, wall painting by kids, street rally, social media awareness, pledge on being a Volunteer to #EndTB and one-on-one knowledge-sharing sessions with youth and adolescent kids to educate them about TB.
We also extended this knowledge to the parents of the children, helping them understand TB as an infectious disease and alleviating any concerns about seeking treatment if someone contracts it.
An expert session conducted by Rishi Banshiwal aimed to enlighten youth about the pivotal role of Health Volunteers in addressing public health issues and fostering impactful change through information dissemination and behavioral change.
The campaign received support from Yellow Streets, Reaching Sky Foundation, Noon, V-Force, and Jamia College.
We invite more young people to join us as health volunteers and make an impact. Register in our next campaign with us at www.healthvolunteers.in
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