An outreach worker who works for Operation Asha health clinic in Delhi, India. On her way to visit patients at home.

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An Operation Asha trained counsellor uses the biometric patient record computer system to record a Tuberculosis (TB) patient taking their medication by scanning their finger print in a health clinic in Tehkhand Slum, Delhi, India. The patient has pulmonary TB and wears a scarf over her mouth to reduce infectiousness to others in the clinic. Operation Asha works to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) in India. They aim to improve patients’ adherence to long and difficult drug treatment programs by introducing eDOTs, a low-cost biometric system that requires only a basic laptop and mobile phone. Internet access is not required and the system has been designed to be easily used by people with little education. DOTs refers to Directly Observed Therapy.

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Location: Delhi, India
Photo credit: © Andrew Aitchison / Alamy / Afripics
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