{"id":14028,"date":"2025-07-12T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T16:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/?page_id=14028"},"modified":"2025-11-18T04:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:56:08","slug":"cept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\/cept\/","title":{"rendered":"CEPT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14028\" class=\"elementor elementor-14028\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fde40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43fde40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba91553 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ba91553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d4b6bd exad-sticky-section-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"15d4b6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tbalertindia.org\/newsite\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640b0f22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"640b0f22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2859382c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2859382c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a709896 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a709896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e0a8e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31e0a8e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791b7dfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"791b7dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c171bc7 exad-sticky-section-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"2c171bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Fighting TB in Vulnerable Workforces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-655ed90\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5185f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">Campaign for Education, Prevention and Treatment of TB (CEPT) was a project that aimed at improving the health of TB affected women, children and people living with HIV &amp; AIDS (PLHA) especially from the disadvantaged groups such as labourers from textile, brick, gauze &amp; bandage, and match &amp; firework factories who are prone to TB infections due to dust pollution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9387446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><span style=\"color: #b33131\"><strong>OPERATIONAL AREA<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c0086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The CEPT Project was implemented in all the 11 blocks of the Virudhunagar District and 6 blocks of the Kanchipuram District. These districts of Tamil Nadu were selected as they are home to large numbers of socially and economically disadvantaged populations.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccc0931 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ccc0931\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66948789 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66948789\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666cf256 elementor-tablet-align-center exad-sticky-section-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"666cf256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" 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data-tab>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"exad-tab-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpected outcome\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content exad-tab-image-has-no active exad-tab-image-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;padding-left: 20px;margin: 0\">\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Strengthen the community response to TB\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Improve the access of the TB affected communities to TB services such as diagnosis and treatment at the government facilities and contribute to improved health.\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Build the overall knowledge of the TB affected communities and general communities about general health education, personal hygiene, importance of sanitation and nutritious food.\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Raise awareness of the TB affected communities on government schemes such as Old Age Pension (OAP), Widow Pension and Disability Pension.\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Reduce the stigma and discrimination faced by the TB affected PLHAs.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content exad-tab-image-has-no  exad-tab-image-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>CEPT adopted an approach of organizing the TB affected communities into Rainbow TB Association (RTBF) and building their capacities. Moreover, activities such as distributing IEC material and conducting Behaviour Change Communication were also adopted under the project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content exad-tab-image-has-no  exad-tab-image-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;padding-left: 20px;margin: 0\">\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Bringing the TB Patients and other groups under the umbrella of TB Forums\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Distributing IEC material in the target groups for creating awareness\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Conducting health education activities to reach wider population\n  <\/li>\n  <li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">\n    Linking the identified patients to the TB units for notification, referral and treatment\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content exad-tab-image-has-no  exad-tab-image-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"exad-advance-tab-content-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;padding-left: 20px;margin: 0\"><li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">Raised awareness about TB services among the marginalised communities with special reference to women, children and PLHAs<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">Increased knowledge about general health education, personal hygiene, importance of sanitation and nutritious food in the targeted communities and general population.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px\">Improved access of the PLHAs to the government 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