🎯 Objectives

Raise community awareness about TB symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

Reduce stigma associated with TB.

Provide free TB screening and counseling services.

Engage schools, local leaders, and the media for wider impact.

🗓️ Program Schedule

09:00 – 09:30 | Registration & Welcome

Attendees sign in and receive awareness kits (brochures, masks, hand sanitizers).

Background music or TB awareness videos playing.

09:30 – 10:00 | Inaugural Session

Welcome speech by Director of Organic Health Center.

Keynote address by local health official on TB’s impact in the community.

Short talk by a TB survivor sharing their journey.

10:00 – 11:00 | Awareness Session

Presentation: “Know TB, No TB” – Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, Treatment.

Interactive Q&A with doctors and health workers.

Myth-busting quiz with small prizes (e.g., grocery vouchers).

11:00 – 12:30 | Free TB Screening Camp

Sputum collection booth & free chest X-ray van outside venue.

Rapid symptom-check counters (for cough >2 weeks, fever, weight loss).

On-the-spot counseling for suspected cases.

12:30 – 01:30 | Nutrition & Wellness for TB Patients

Cooking demo: affordable meals that support recovery.

Distribution of nutrition kits (lentils, eggs, vegetables, fortified foods) to TB patients.

Guidance on lifestyle support (exercise, stress reduction).

01:30 – 02:00 | Student & Youth Engagement

Skit/drama by school students: “Breaking TB Stigma.”

Poster/essay competition winners announced.

Pledge ceremony: “I will spread awareness, not stigma.”

02:00 – 02:45 | Support & Motivation Session

Group discussion with TB survivors and families.

Counseling on treatment adherence (DOTS).

Launch of a Patient Support Group by Organic Health Center.

02:45 – 03:00 | Closing Ceremony

Vote of thanks.

Distribution of certificates to volunteers.

Group photo + media interaction.

📦 Logistics & Materials

Banners, posters, brochures (in local language).

Mic system, projector for presentations.

TB awareness kits (mask + pamphlet + sanitizer).

Nutrition kits for patients.

Volunteer badges & T-shirts.

📊 Expected Outcomes

300+ community members sensitized on TB.

100+ people screened for TB symptoms.

At least 10 suspected TB cases referred for further testing.

Formation of a local TB support group.

Media coverage to amplify awareness.