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MY COMMUNITY FREE OF TB

Together, we can end tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable, treatable and beatable. Yet, it continues to affect thousands of families in Tajikistan every year. The USAID "My Community Free of TB" activity is here to change that.

Our mission is simple but powerful: to build stronger, healthier communities by stopping TB before it spreads, helping people get diagnosed earlier, and supporting them to complete treatment successfully. By working hand-in-hand with local people, health professionals and decision-makers, we are moving closer to a future where every community is truly free of TB.

What We Do

  • Find TB early, treat it on time.
    Through TB Support Groups (made up of people who know the fight against TB firsthand), we help families access screenings including mobile X-rays powered by artificial intelligence. If someone shows symptoms, we make sure they get the care they need quickly and without barriers.
  • Support people through treatment.
    We walk alongside every person with TB ensuring they start treatment, stay on it and complete it. That means fewer relapses, stronger recoveries and healthier futures.
  • Use innovation to make care easier.
    • OneImpact: a digital tool that gives people with TB a voice helping them report problems, share experiences and get solutions faster. It also makes decision-makers more accountable.
    • Video-Supported Treatment (VST): people can now take their medicines at home, record it on their phone and share with their doctor remotely. This saves time, money and stress while keeping treatment on track.
  • Raise voices, break stigma.
    By working with community leaders, health workers and even national celebrities, we spread awareness, fight misinformation, and remind people that TB is not a shameful disease it’s a curable one.

 Our Goal

To strengthen the role of communities in finding TB early and supporting people through treatment in 6 pilot districts of the Khatlon region, Tajikistan creating a model of success for the entire country.

The Change We Aim For

  • More people getting tested and treated in time.
  • Better treatment success through digital solutions.
  • Stronger awareness and community support.
  • A united fight against TB from families to national leaders.

Because when a community comes together, no disease stands a chance. Let’s build a future free of TB one healthy family, one strong community at a time.