Deepu told us that he feels Pinki is like an elder sister to him. Pinki too treats him like her brother and his wife as her sister-in-law.
Deepu finished TB treatment in March 2024. He is back to work and has gained back his strength. Deepu confirmed that he did not face any kind of discrimination in the community he lives in or at his workplace. We found him wearing a mask when we met him- perhaps as a result of counselling on infection control by Pinki and Sunil.
"People with TB must understand that it can infect any one of us. I had no one in my family who had TB before. It can happen to anyone. But if one sticks to the treatment and completes it, then it is possible to get cured," said Deepu.
"That is why I go to the health awareness camps," he said. Deepu has mobilised many people to come forward to take a TB test. Few are already on treatment, thanks to him.
"We end up spending so much on private health clinics, but TB services are free in government ones," reflects Deepu.
"I am grateful to God that I met Pinki madam, she came to my place, and I went with her to get tested and treated. I am fine now. I feel good, I feel fit, eat well and work normally," he said.
Pinki and Sunil credit the organisational trainings and support of Humana People to People India, their supervisors, and the mentoring they have received to help support people most-at-risk of TB, and a range of other people and stakeholders who are pivotal to find all TB, treat all TB and prevent all TB among those who are most likely to be left behind.
This is just one of the many heart-rending stories of ground realities that put people at risk of TB, challenges that block access to care and services, and hope that comes from frontline workers (backed with models like the one developed by Humana People to People India) who are making a huge difference in bridging the gap between the people most-in-need (and most likely to be left out) and the existing public services.
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