Nutrion Support to TB and HIV Patients to make a TB Free India

The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility.  Due to Covid-19 effect 19% TB patients increased as per data of government of India report. Total number of incident TB patients (new and relapse) notified during 2021 were 19,33,381 in India while in Uttarakhand more than 15035 patients in which 81% patients are very poor and need regular nutrition support with monitoring to fight with TB and make TB free State. Government providing free test and all checkup with free medicine as well as Rs 500 financial support to the TB patients. Despite of all government efforts TB elimination is still challenging due lack of nutrition food & poverty of the patient family. Due to weakness, they are not capable to earn for herself and for families. They need good nutrient support with medicine with continue follow-up and monitoring. Covid-19 affected the livelihood of many factories and low-level workers and due to lack of funds they are not capable to maintain the family needs. Some TB and HIV Patients come from these types of families and they are waiting for death because they are not capable to provide him nutrition food with medicine.

Balajee Sewa Sansthan is a non-profit Organization committed to working for overall development of marginal people like economic self-sufficiency, through various initiatives. The primary focus areas of our work are Health and Hygiene and livelihood measures as well as disaster/ epidemics relief services.

As our name suggests, we consider it a privilege to be able to do “Sewa”, to serve our fellow human –beings with the utmost dedication and compassion. We believe that every life has equal value and an equal right to live with dignity.

Balajee Team is continue supporting to very poor to poor TB, HIV patients as well as people suffering from other chronic diseases, leprosy ashram, orphanages etc. since 2016. Team providing door to door services and supporting through regular checkup with awareness in slums area linked with government hospital and to team provide free medical support from government or local hospitals and provide monthly dry ration to the family to save the death from hunger in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.

The Impact of this project is patients who loose his/her confidence and neglected by the families and was waiting for the end of life, now his/her family members look after because they have get every month ration as well as every month our team met with him and motivate to both patients and his/her family members to aware about social duty. Now Patients have full confidence that they can cure and come back in his work and contribute something for his/her family. This project help to eliminate the tuberculosis and support Government of India’s TB Free India campaign 2025 to make a healthy society. This is a human being services to save the poor patients from the death due to lack of food.