With some two million new cases of tuberculosis annually, India bears the highest TB burden in the world, and has among the highest number of MDR-TB patients. The Union’s Project Axshya is a major initiative that has been strengthening tuberculosis care and control with funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (The Global Fund). In November, it was announced that additional funding of US $30.45 million over the next two years will support Phase 2 of this A2-rated, Round 9 grant.
Axshya”, meaning “TB-Free”, is expanding access to tuberculosis information and services, increasing the reach of India’s Revised National TB Control Programme and empowering civil society and people affected by TB. The project prioritises vulnerable people living in hard-to-reach areas who have the greatest difficulty in accessing diagnosis and treatment, including women, children, tribal communities, urban slum dwellers and migrant populations.
Coordinated by The Union South-East Asia Office in New Delhi, Axshya is being implemented through nine partners working with more than 1,200 NG0s and 3,000 CBOs to reach 300 districts across 21 states of India – over half the country.
Learn more about Project Axshya
Read the Project Axshya 2012-13 Activity Report