{"id":6847,"date":"2024-09-05T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=6847"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:40:45","slug":"never-stop-screening-2-0","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/projects\/never-stop-screening-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Stop Screening 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-2-xl-font-size\">Never Stop Screening 2.0 is a digital health intervention excuted by Pathfinder in three states of India wherein AI-aided technology was used to screen and identify tuberculosis (TB) cases, and provide nutritional support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India contributes 26% to the worldwide tuberculosis burden. An estimated 26 lakh individuals are infected with tuberculosis each year in India. The most recent national survey on the prevalence of tuberculosis revealed that 43% of symptom-free individuals had anomalous X-ray findings. This indicates that tuberculosis may not be diagnosed in many patients; thus, the most straightforward method to screen them for the disease using a chest X-ray is to conduct a TB diagnostic test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ability of the newly developed X-ray imaging device by Fujifilm to utilize automated X-ray screening tools based on artificial intelligence enables diagnostic testing decisions at the point of care. These point-of-care instruments are of great assistance in averting the initial breaches in the tuberculosis care cascade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Never Stop Screening Project Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7wPe6akKtF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Project Activities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vulnerability mapping with trained volunteers in identified districts in the three states of Kerala, Gujarat and Assam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close coordination with CTD and STB Division to identify vulnerable population which included tea garden workers in upper Assam, tribal population in Wayanad, Kerala and industrial workers in Kutch, Gujrat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training of over 400 volunteers in vulnerability mapping and providing MIS for data collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotional mobile van installed with mobile X-ray device and AI system for point of care implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go-tagging system development to assess the efficacy of bringing point of care closer to the client in TB case screening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of digital communication tools for awareness generation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed animated films regional language and radio jingles for awareness generation of promotion of screening camps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National level and state level of the project for visibility and government support for the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roping in a brand ambassador for the TB campaign to generate awareness about the TB screening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Project Goals and Results<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Never Stop Screening 2.0 program benefited over 380,000 vulnerable people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 300 trained volunteers were engaged for vulnerability mapping of over 350,000 people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close to 27000 AI aided X-Rays were conducted using handheld device developed by Fujifilm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 3600 sputum samples were collected for testing and the project identified 530 positive TB cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7916,"template":"","class_list":["post-6847","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects\/6847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projects"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}