Child Malnutrition

ORIENTATION & TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ANGANWADI WORKERS FOR RUNNING OPERATION FOR SCREENING OF MALNUTRITION

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES ON CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH UNDER DBT (DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, NEW DELHI) TWINNING PROGRAM BETWEEN IIT BOMBAY & NORTH EAST STATES (MEGHALAYA AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Rapid TB Diagnostics – Under CSR Activity Of Infosys, Aarohan Social Innovations- “Gold Award”

Why RAPID TB TESTS for TB ?

→ Problem/Need

Globally, ~ 11.1 million people fell ill with TB (2018)
India ~ 26 % of Global TB burden (2.4 million) (Global TB Report 2020)

Diagnosis  & Screening of TB

Sputum Microscopy (Low sensitivity)

Sputum Culture (Time Consuming)     

Gene Xpert – Expensive     

Tuberculin Skin Test  (Insensitive)

(Time consuming) Chest X-Ray

Urgent Need of Early Diagnosis of TB

→ Opportunity– 60 – 90 million people get tested for active TB /Year

→~40- 50 % happens – in India, China , Brazil and South Africa Potential markets (large): 80 million/Year for POCT

→ PoC– Development of a Rapid & Affordable POCT for early diagnosis of TB in different body fluids

https://www.tbfacts.org/tb-india

https://www.who.int/tb/publications/Final_TB_Screening_guidelines.pdf,

http://tbevidence.org/resource-center/market-analyses)

Solution

A visual, qualitative, rapid & affordable antigen test for early diagnosis of TB in urine, blood and sputum

  • Rapid (20-30 minutes)
  • Suitable for Doctor’s clinic & resource constraint areas
  • No refrigeration – storage & transportation
  • Early Diagnosis- Early Treatment (Control TB : vision 2025 )

Pulmonary Drug delivery to control Tuberculosis (Inhalation Therapy)

Stress Management, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology & Emotional Intelligence

Tobacco Deaddiction-Under CSR Initiative Of Bajaj Foundation

Awareness Program & Screening Of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Rapid Diagnostics For Vector-Born Diseases

Screening & Awareness Of Sickel Cell Of Anemia

Screening Of Soil Helminth Infection In Children And Animals

AI Tools For Screening And Monitoring Of TB And Other Diseases