
Blessina Kumar
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Wife, Mother patient advocate and International Public Health Consultant, CEO Global Coalition of TB Advocates, dream of a world without TUBERCULOSIS!!!!!!
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🗣️ "For many, the disease isn't the hardest part—it’s the shame, the rejection, the feeling of being less than human." – Dr Dr ARVIND MATHUR, WHO Rep 💬 "Why do patients stop care? Because they feel judged even inside health centers." – Dr Elisabeth Leto Mau DG Primary Healthcare


Honoured to conduct a ‘strategy to end Stigma and discrimination associated with TB and HIV in Timor Leste’ workshop. Successful day 1 with 63 participants from across the small country, eager to learn contribute and fully participate. WHO Timor-Leste World Health Organization South-East Asia Vineet Bhatia GCTA



At the 3day National Workshop on Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization- 32 states represented with STO’s IEC officers and WHO consultants. Over 80 participants. Hope discussions facilitate identifying barriers and mechanisms to address them DDG - TB | #TBMuktBharat TB Harega Desh Jeetega GCTA


Prof Urvashi Singh DDG - TB | #TBMuktBharat in her keynote address powerfully called the participants, ‘make a difference to the TB patients lives’ She also said India can and will lead in Ending TB TB Harega Desh Jeetega GCTA Soumya Swaminathan


DDG - TB | #TBMuktBharat took an hour going thru best practice posters of states, discussed with each. In my 18 yrs of working with India TB prog have not seen this. Definitely hopeful we can and we will end TB TB Harega Desh Jeetega GCTA Ministry of Health PMO India






It was a well organised workshop, brought new creative sessions to the workshop. Well done! Central TB Division | #TBMuktBharat DDG - TB | #TBMuktBharat TB Harega Desh Jeetega GCTA


👉We need to design services around people, not the disease👈 said Dr Nittaya Phanuphak GC @IASociety at #POC25 Insights: 🔹Giten, amfAR's TREATAsia 🔸Dr Samantha,Philippines 🔹 Blessina Kumar GCTA 🔸 Vianca Molbio Diagnostics 🔹 Shobha Shukla @CNS_health citizen-news.org/2025/06/design…



🌍 Global health is missing from the #FfD4 agenda. Communities must be at the table when financing decisions are made. 🖊️Read & sign the Health Statement itpcglobal.org/4th-internatio… GlobalFundAdvocates Global Public Investment Network Solange Baptiste #CommunitiesAreExperts #FfD4 #AllEyesOnSeville




