How Dopasi Foundation Helped Strengthen Community-Led Access to Shorter DR-TB Treatment in Pakistan

As a Fast Track the Cure partner, Dopasi Foundation strengthened awareness and access to shorter DR-TB treatment regimens across the Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan regions of Pakistan through community outreach, digital engagement, healthcare worker training, patient support, and community-led monitoring.

Dopasi Foundation hosted a 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with health leaders, TB focal persons, and specialists to introduce shorter DR-TB treatment regimens under the Fast Track the Cure 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

Dopasi Foundation conducted more than 100 outreach and awareness sessions, directly engaged more than 3,200 people, and reached more than 163,000 additional people through digital campaigns. Further, they trained more than 500 healthcare workers and hundreds of community members on DR-TB and community monitoring systems. Their work led to more people receiving new, shorter DR-TB treatments. Dopasi referred 489 DR-TB patients to receive six-month all-oral treatment, and supported nearly 500 people through counseling, peer engagement, and patient support groups—driving improved treatment outcomes and experiences. 

“If we can map every road, why can’t we map a person’s pathway to TB care?”
- Dr. Kinz Ul Eman, CEO of Dopasi Foundation 

By combining treatment literacy, digital accountability tools, and survivor-centered support, Dopasi Foundation helped fast track new TB cures—strengthening readiness and community networks to drive wider adoption of shorter, people-centered DR-TB care in Pakistan.

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