Operation ASHA - Cambodia

28/03/2017

"It's time for change.

Before we hand over the reins of OpASHA (Cambodia)'s social media accounts to the incoming team from India, I'll like to take the opportunity to thank Chan Hui Hui for setting up opashacambodia.org webpage and page, Christabelle Ong for working with Hui Hui to curate material and schedule posts, Isabella Pan for working on Cambodia's 2015 annual report and Kaihui Chong for driving our 2017 fundraiser.

The social media team is able to generate content because our Cambodia team is in the field and touching patients' lives everyday.

To my Khmer colleagues, I hope the team will continue to stay grounded and passionate. It has been a pleasure to serve alongside you in Cambodia.

Yours truly,
Jacqueline Chen"

25/03/2017

Indeed

Rates of tuberculosis are among the highest globally in Cambodia, where decades of conflict and economic hardship have left people with low levels of health care.

24/03/2017

It's WORLD TB DAY! Throwback to the video we made for the last World TB Day 😊

This year is the second year to the “Unite to End TB” campaign for and the World Health Organization (WHO) is emphasising on uniting efforts to "Leave no one behind". That is, to address stigma, discrimination, marginalization and overcome barriers to access care.

Do not be afraid of TB. Join in the global fight to . Share the video this year if you haven't!

Campaign materials from WHO: http://www.who.int/campaigns/tb-day/2017/en/

World Health Organization (WHO) aims to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. However, in 2015 alone, 1.5 million people died of TB worldwide. This year's theme for...

04/03/2017

All the best Jacqueline. Thanks for being such a strong, kick-ass leader over the past four years.

Under your leadership, Operation ASHA-Cambodia has grown tremendously and helped thousands of individuals across Cambodia. Your drive, compassion and integrity inspired many of us in the team. You (and your signature Under Armour gear for field visits) will be dearly missed!

May you continue to shine bright like a diamond wherever life takes you.

24/02/2017

The cold hard reason why TB persists to be a disease of poverty.

In 2015, more than ten million new cases of tuberculosis were reported, and almost two million people died from it. TB has survived as a global scourge because political leaders ignore its sociological components; scientists lack an effective paradigm for comprehending it; and the rich and famous no...

21/02/2017

Malnourished patients are far less likely to respond to TB treatment and far more likely to suffer side effects from the treatment.

OpASHA supplies malnourished patients with monthly food rations to help increase treatment adherence and success rates in these patients.

Here are some food hampers the team sent out during the Chinese New Year festive season. The hampers are sponsored by donors who supported our online fundraiser!

15/02/2017

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Thank you Operation ASHA for the lovely flowers! Valentine's Day this year is especially meaningful because of the good cause the flowers support and the hard work put in by all the volunteers. Big thanks again!

15/02/2017

Featuring the lovely people behind our Valentine's day fundraising efforts.

400 roses, 33 bouquets, 17 volunteers.

Thank you all our volunteers for driving this amazing effort. A big thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising campaign too :)

14/02/2017

Thank you all our volunteers and coordinators in Singapore/Phnom Penh for making the cards, wrapping the flowers and delivering all the lovely bouquets to our donors' valentines! 😊 Happy Valentine's, everyone! ❤

Thank you for the lovely flowers my secret valentine and Operation ASHA! Glad to be part of your fund raising drive.

14/02/2017

A feature on OpASHA by Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, a specialist in infectious diseases in Singapore.

https://miphidic.com/2017/02/14/cambodia-tb-field-visit/

Operation Asha is a non-profit NGO founded in 2005 by two Indian nationals – Dr Shelly Batra and Mr Sandeep Ahuja – with the primary aim of bringing “TB treatment to disadvantaged…