GFR 9 Axshya Project

1.5. Society For Social Ventures (SSV) as Partner NGO of Mamta Samajik Sanstha, (MSS) Dehradun SPMU of States Uttarakhand and UP under Global Fund Round 9 Project Axshya which is largest Advocacy, Communications, and Social Mobilization (ACSM) project supporting Government of India’s Revised National TB Control Program RNTCP to expand it’s reach ,visibility and effectiveness.

Year: From 1st February to 10th March 2013

 Activities Conducted:

1.5.1.Meeting with Ashish Bhatnagar District Coordinator (DC) Mamta Samajik Sanstha & selection of Volunteers

1.5.2. Door to door survey for identification of TB Symptomatics
1.5.3. Sputum Collection and Transportation to respective DMCS

Operational Area:

  • (Urban Site) Shergarhi,Mayapuri Hazipur, Nauchandi slums of Meerut City
  • (Rural Site) Village Mandora, Block Sardhana, District Meerut, UP.

Targeted Group / Beneficiary:

  • T.B Symptomatics were identified during survey.
  • Sputum of 27 TB Symptomatics were collected and transported to respective DMCs Medical College, Lokpriya Hospital & CHC Daurala
  • Two TB Patients each from Block Sardhana and Meerut slums were identified and put on DOTS treatment.

Working Team at the initiation of the Program: Sunita Goel (Chief Functionary-SSV) along with Assignment Based field volunteers Kulveer, Satyendra, Maninder pal Singh and Gajendra.

1.5.4. T.B Forum Quarterly Meeting in DTO office of Pyarelal Sharma District Hospital Meerut

Year: From 1st June to 31st July 2013

Working team of the project: Ashish Bhatnagar (DC MMS),Sunita Goel (Chief Functionary-SSV), along with assignment based Volunteers Dharamvir, Pankaj, Sudhir, Narender, Devendra,Monti & Gaurav

 Activities Conducted:

1.5.5. 22 TB awareness meetings of Gaon Kalyan Samiti (GKS)were organized with PRI/ VHSC/ SHG/CBOs to mobilized them towards highly contagious disease
1.5.6. Referred T.B. symptomatic to nearest DMC for smear examination

Operational Area:

  • (Rural Site) 22 GPs Niloha, Jhinjharpur, Bahjadka, Pilona, Khedi Manihar, Nagori, Amrauli urf Badagaon, Naidu, Gagsona, Dandupur, Rahawati, Khalidpur, Sakauti, Mawana Khurd, Nangleesa, Bhagwanpur, Tigari, Kol, Jhunjhuni, Assa, Akbarpur Sadat and Bana Kishoripur of Block Mawana, District Meerut

Targeted Group / Beneficiary:

  • 291 members of VHSC, PRI, teachers, principals of Govt schools and village community were mobilized.
  • 36 Axshaya Mitras were identified to disseminate information to village community with regard to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the TB disease.
  • Referral slips were distributed to new T.B. Suspects showing the symptoms of TB.

22 Meetings of Gaon Kalyan Samiti (GKS) & identifying TB Symptomatics in 22 GPs of Block Mawana

GP Niloha
GP Jhinjharpur
GP Bahjadka
GP Pilona
GP Khedi Manihar
GP Nagori
GP Amrauli urf Badagaon
GP Naidu
GP Gagsona
GP Dandupur
GP Rahawati
GP Khalidpur
GP Sakauti
GP Mawana Khurd
GP Nangleesa
GP Bhagwanpur
GP Tigari
GP Kol
GP Jhunjhuni
GP Assa
GP Akbarpur Sadat
GP Bana Kishoripur

1.6. Society For Social Ventures (SSV) in partner with CBCI NGO (PNGO) of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India-Coalition for AIDS and Related Diseases (CBCI-CARD), New Delhi under Global Fund Round 9 Project Axshya supporting India’s Revised National National TB Control Program (RNTCP).

Year: From 10th February 2014 to 18th February 2014

 Activities Conducted:

1.6.1. NGOs Sensitization , Selection & Orientation to Community Volunteers by CBCI CARD.

Operational Area: Red Cross Bhawan, Pyarelal Sharma District Hospital, Meerut UP.

Targeted Group / Beneficiary: NGOs were screened, sensitized, selected and community volunteers of the selected NGOs were oriented towards Axshya Program.

Manish Dwivedi, District Coordinator(DC)
NGO sensitization & Training
Mohd Ubaid-Project Manager(PM)
Mohd Ubaid (PM) &Madhu Sharma DTO,Meerut
Mohd Ubaid (PM) Manish Dwevedi (DC)
Manish Dwevedi (DC)& Madhu Sharma DTO
NGOs Orientation
NGOs Orientation Test

Year: From 1st March 2014 to 31st March 2017

Working team of the project:Abhilesh Thomas(NPM0 Mohd Ubaid (PM), DCs Manish Dwivedi ,Shanky Panicker,Rahul Mishra, Monu Sharma, Pooran Singh respectively as per their tenure from (CBCI-CARD-Delhi),Sunita Goel (Chief Functionary-SSV), along with assignment based field volunteers Saurabh, Brijpal Sharma,Valmiki, Baran Singh, Tapasya Sharma, Sheesh pal, Karan Kumar, Rajendra, Gaurav, Ramesh Chand, Samander Sain, Babu, Narendra, Shyam Sunder, Harkishore, Prashant, Mulkhraj, V.K.Sharma, Praveen, Rajneesh,Juber Ahmed, Nitin, Yogendra, Titoo, Dharmendra Sharma, Krishna Sharma, Pavan Kumar,Akshaya Kumar, Teekoo,Balkrishan,Sandeep, Satish, Arun Singh, Kapil Kumar, Vipin, Harish Saini, Luxmi Saini, Ankur, Rajoo, Gulab Singh,Veerpal Singh, Deepak, Mohan, Dr Chandana, Shehjad Ali, Kallu Khan, Aneesa Khan, Gajab Singh, Pankaj Kumar, Amit, Manoj Kumar, Jagvir Singh, Sachin, Shiva kumar,Monu, Vimlesh, Jugendri, Shanker, Anju, Omviri , Rakhi, Vijay Raj.

 Activities Conducted:

1.6.2. 117 Meetings of Gaon Kalyan Samiti were organized in 47 GPs mobilizing targeted groups on symptoms based TB diagnosis, prevention and control, identify new TB suspects, retrieve defaulters, assist in curing of TB patients by increasing suspect rate and reducing the mortality rate and support RNTCP of GOI in eradication of the disease.

Operational Area:

  • (Rural Site) 47GPs of Block Mawana, District Meerut ( Rafan, Mubarikpur, Kohla, Meerpur Thakawali, Kishanpur Virana, Bana Kishoripur, Nangleesa, Niloha,Pilona,Jhinjharpur, Amrauli urf Badagaon, Sakauti, Khalidpur, Rahawati, Dandupur, Tigari, Kol, Assa, Akbarpur Sadat, Jhunjhuni, Naidu , Gagsona Nagori , Bahjadka, Khedi Manihar , Bhagwanpur , Bisola, Paharpur, Mawana Khurd , Fitkari, Attaura, Sandhan , Khedki Jadeed , Jandheri , Tatina , Dedupur , Rampur Ghoria , Bhainsa ,Nangla Hareru , Sanauta , Kunda , Gadina, Mandwadi , Khata, Batnor, Nangla Katar, Nangla Aizdi).

Targeted Group / Beneficiary: Approximately 2183 VHSCs/ PRIs/ Community leaders of villages were mobilized, sensitized and advocated through GKS meetings on TB care and control for conveying this message to their community and asking them to support in eradication of the disease by identifying new TB suspects in the villages.

18 Meetings of Gaon Kaluya Samiti organised in 18 Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Block Mawana from 1st March to 31st March 2014

GP Nangla Hareru
GP Gadina
GP Sanauta
GP Jhangeri
GP Attaura
GP Sandhan
GP Khedki Jadeed
GP Dedupur
GP Rampur Ghoris
GP Mandwadi
GP Kunda
GP Bisaola
GP Paharpur
GP Khata
GP Fitkari
GP Batnor
GP Bhainsa
GP Tatina

60 Meetings of Gaon Kaluya Samiti in 44 Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Block Mawana from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015

GP Rafan
GP Mubarikpur
GP Kohla
GP Meerpur- Takhawali
GP Kishanpur Virana
GP Mubarikpur
GP Nangleesa
GP Niloha
GP Pilona
GP Jhinjharpur
GP Amrauli urf Badagaon
GP Sakauti
GP Khalidpur
GP Rahawati
GP Dandupur
GP Tigari
GP Kol
GP Assa
GP Akbarpur Sadat
GP Jhunjhuni
GP Naidu
GP Gagsona
GP Nagori
GP Bahjadka
GP Khedi Manihar
GP Bhagwanpur
GP Bisola
GP Bisola
GP Jhinjharpur
GP Mawana Khurd
GP Fitkari
GP Rafan
GP Attaura
GP Kishanpur Virana
GP Sandhan
GP Nangleesa
GP Khedki Jadeed
GP Jandheri
GP Tatina
GP Dedupur
GP Rampur Goria
GP Meerpur- Thakhawali
GP Bhainsa
GP Mubarikpur
GP Kohls
GP Nanla Hareru
GP Sanauta
GP Kunda
GP Gadina
GP Mandwadi
GP Bana
GP Khata
GP Dandupur
GP Nagori
GP Gagsona
GP Sakauti
GP Khalidpur
GP Amrauli urf Badagaon
GP Rahawati
GP Jhunjhuni

26 Meetings of Gaon Kaluya Samiti in 20 Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Block Mawana from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016

GP Tigari
GP Bahjadka
GP Nangla Hareru
GP Gagsona
GP Nangla katar
GP Batnor
GP Naidu
GP Gagsona
GP Jandheri
GP Khedki Jadeed
GP Kishanpur Virana
GP Batnor
GP Nangla Katar
GP Naidu
GP Fitkari
GP Sanauta
GP Gadina
GP Mawana Khurd
GP Bhainsa
GP Khedi Manihar
GP Nangleesa
GP Bana
GP Bhagwanpur
GP Kishanpur Virana
GP Gadina
GP Amrauli urf Badadgaon

13 Meetings of Gaon Kaluya Samiti in 13 Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Block Mawana from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017

GP Assa
GP Akbarpur Sadat
GP Thakhawali
GP Rahawati
GP Khata
GP Fitkari
GP Nangleesa
GP Bana Kishoripur
GP Sandhan
GP Attaura
GP Bisola
GP Nangla Aizdi
GP Bana Kishoripur

1.6.3. Axshya Samvad (AS) (Intensified Outreach Activity) i.e. reaching out directly door to door to difficult to reach households of marginalized and vulnerable community of

  • Villages of Rural Site and
  • Slums of Urban Site
    to inform symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of TB, identify TB suspects ,retrieve defaulters & avail RNTCP services in case of need sease.

Operational Area:

  • (Rural Site) 38 Villages (including GPs and mazra) of Block Mawana, District Meerut (Sanauta , Gadina, Nangla Hareru, Bisola- Akeypur, Nangla Aizdi, Kishanpur Virana, Dedupur, Khedki Jadeed, Amrauli urf Badagaon, Khata ,Niloha, Batnor – Buniyadpura – Guramb, Kunda, Jandheri, Bahjadka, Jhinjharpur, Nangla Katar, Gagsona, Naidu, Fitkari, Bhainsa, Mawana Khurd, Khedi Manihar, Nangleesa, Bhagwanpur, Akbarpur Sadat, Thakawali-Meerpur, Assa, Rahawati, Attaura, Sandhan, Nangla Aizdi, Bana-Kishoripur)
  • (Urban Site) 4 Slums- Jai Bheem Nagar, Shiv Shakti Vihar, Pratap Nagar, Shergarhi of Meerut City

Targeted Group / Beneficiary: 

  • Approximately 9239 households of various villages of Block Mawana were reached out directly.
  • 1021 HHs in 4slum colonies of urban sites of Meerut Tehsil were interacted by directly.

Axshya Samvad (AS) (in rural Site) established with approximately 9239 households in difficult to reach 38 villages of Block Mawana

from 1st March 2014 to 31st March 2017

Volunteer Baran Singh
Volunteer RHCP Sham Sunder
Volunteer Nitin Saini
Volunteer Baran Singh
Volunteer Baran Singh
Volunteer Harish Saini
Volunteer Harish Saini

Axshya Samvad (AS) (in urban site ) established with approx. 1021 households in slum colonies of Meerut City from 1st February to 31st March 2016

Volunteer Baran Singh

1.6.2-3.1.TB Symptomatics identified in difficult-to-reach areas during meetings of GKS, Axshya Samvad(AS)& by RHCP(local Doctors).

1.6.2-3.2.Referring symptomatic to nearest DMC for smear examination to facilitate diagnosis.

1.6.2-3.3.Sputum Collection & Transportation(SC &T) of TB symptomatic identified during Axshya Samvad(AS),meetings of GKS, by RHCP(local Doctors).

1.6.2-3.4.TB diagnosed patient put on DOTS in respective DMC (CHC Mawana, PHC Phlawada OR LLR Medical College, Meerut) for 6-8 month’s treatment.

Targeted Group / Beneficiary: 

  • Approximately 1530 TB suspects from rural sites and 82 from urban sites i.e. total 1612 TB Symptomatics were identified.
  • 1012 from Villages & 79 from Slum Colonies i.e. 1091 TB Symptomatics were referred to respective DMCs.
  • Sputum of 518 from Villages +3 from Slum Colonies i.e. 521 TB Symptomatics were collected at their door steps and Transported to respective DMCs (CHC Mawana, PHC Phlawada OR LLR Medical College, Meerut) to facilitate diagnosis.
  • 45 from Villages and 1 from Slum Colonies i.e. 46 TB positive were linked to RNTCP treatment services successfully.

1.6.4. MidMedia Activities to enhance the reach of Tuberculosis related messages in communities of difficult to reach areas.

  • Total 15 Wall Paintings on TB related slogans in 5 Axshya Villages at entry, center and exit of each village where there was maximum mobility of the community to enhance awareness, prevention and control of the disease.
  • A community sensitization meeting on TB care & control “टी बी पर विजय,टी बी मुक्त गांव है अपना लक्ष्य” was organized on Republic Day with the community.

Wall writings at major places of Axshya Villages during 1st April’14 to 31st March’17

  • Village Nangla Hareru: 23rd August 2014

Entry of the Village on a public wall

Center of Village opposite a Private School

Wall of Shiv temple on main road

  • Village Kishanpur Virana:18th December 2014

Entry of the Village on the wall of Govt Primary & Junior High School

Center of the Village on the wall of Pradhan Jogendra Singh’s House

End of Village on the wall of retired Principal Madan Lal’s House

  • Village Batnor:19th December 2014

Enty of the village on the wall of House of Abdul Salam

Center of the Village on the wall of a Navjyoti Public School near Govt water tank

End of the village on the wall of a villager’s house near sub center Batnor, CHC,Mawana

  • Village Khedki Jadeed:13th January 2015

Entry of the village on wall of house of retd Hawaldar Jagat Singh

Center of village on wall of Amul Dairy shop of Vikram Singh

End of village on wall of Govt Primary School

  • Village Bahjadka :23 April 2015

Entry of the village on wall of Govt Primary School

Center of the Village on wall of house no 119 owner Jitendra Singh

End of the village on the wall of Jr Middle High School

Village Bisola : Awareness Meeting on “टी बी पर विजय,टी बी मुक्त गांव है अपना लक्ष्य” at Shiv Mandir on 26th January 2017 (Republic Day)

1.6.5. Ongoing regular meetings /visits organized by parent organization CBCI CARD

  • 1.6.5.1.Soft Skill Training for Health Staff at Pyarelal Sharma ,District Hospital,Meerut
  • 1.6.5.2.Formation of TB forum
DTO Meerut Dr Pooja Sharma & Sunita Goel(SSV) as Resource personnel
District Coordinator(DC) Manish Dwivedi CBCI CARD
  • 1.6.5.3.M&E Visits of National Program Manager (NPM) Abhilesh Thomas,DC Saharanpur Mohd Uwais, DC Meerut Manish Dwivedi CBCI CARD with PNGOs
  • 1.6.5.4.TB forum Review Meeting with PNGOs by (DC) Manish Dwivedi
NPM Abhilesh Thomas
  • 1.6.5.5.Orientation & Review Meetings with District Coordinators (DC) from CBCI CARD during their respective tenure
Manish Dwivedi
Mohd Uwais
Shanky Panicker
Rahul Mishra
Monu Sharma
Pooran Singh
  • 1.6.5.6.Community Volunteers (of PNGOs) Review Meetings by Respective District Coordinators of CBCI CARD
Manish Dwivedi
Pooran Singh
  • 1.6.5.7. RHCP/Ayush Quarterly Review Meeting organized by CBCI CARD in coordination with CHC Mawana
DTO Dr Puja Sharma, MOIC Dr Virendra Chauhan & DC Shanky Panicker CBCI CARD mobilizing Local Doctors/RMPs/DOTS Provider on TB Prevention & Control of TB Disease & DOTS
DC Monu Sharma CBCI CARD , Om Prakash STS CHC Mawana & Sunita Goel SSV sensitizing Local Doctors/RMPs/DOTS Provider of Blocks Mawana & Hastinapur on TB Prevention , Control & DOTS
  • 1.6.5.8. Sensitization Meeting of TB Patients on their Roles & Responsibilities for eradication of the Disease
TB Patients indentified by PNGOs & put on DOTS
DC Monu Singh Meerut ,DC Mohd Uwais Muradabad , Sunita Goel(SSV) & Akhilesh Singh (NGO ) sensitizing TB patients on completion of DOTS Treatment

1.6.6. Monitoring & Evaluation Visits at Office of Society For Social Ventures

National Program Manager (NPM) Abhilesh Thomas & DC Manish Dwivedi CBCI CARD in Office of SSV
DC Shanky Panicker CBCI CARD in Office of SSV
DC Monu Sharma in Office of SSV
State Program Manager Vishnu Pratap Mishra,DC Meerut Pooran Singh, DC Saharanpur Monu Sharma in the office of SSV
Field Visit in Shergarhi Slum Area Meerut City under SSV by Technical Coordiator (International Union against TB & Lung Diseases) & DC Pooran Singh
Field Visit by RNTCP team from Lucknow,TB staff CHC Mawana,DC Pooran Singh CBCI CARD with volunteer of SSV, Kallu Khan (DOTS Provider) in village Akbarpur Sadat, Mawana
Field Visit by DC Pooran Singh CBCI CARD with volunteer of SSV Harish Saini in Village Bisola Mawana,Meerut
Visit of Medical Consultant Vishal Dessa CBCI CARD, DC Pooran Singh to SSV Office

1.6.7. World’s TB Day Celebration

D.N. Polytechnic ,Partapur, Meerut
Nukkad Natak at Pyarelal Sharma District Hospital ,Meerut

1.6.8. Regular Follow up visits to TB infected patients by Society For Social Ventures during treatment period of DOTS

1.6.9. Society for Social Ventures Identified 7-8 RMPs/Local Docotors in the areas required by DMC, CHC Mawana and organised Orientation Meeting & Capacity Building Training for selection of DOTS Providers at DMC of CHC Mawana, Meerut.

5 RMPs were trained as DOTS provider by STS Om Prakash ,TBHV Irshad Ahmad & Chief Functionary SSV,Sunita Goel