Full Form of JEET, What is the Joint Effort for Elimination of Tuberculosis - Project JEET

Project JEET stands for Joint Effort for Elimination of Tuberculosis. It is a project funded by Global Fund and jointly executed by William J. Clinton Foundation (WJCF), Centre for Health Research & Innovation (CHRI) and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) to fight Tuberculosis, AIDS, and Malaria (GFATM).

The main objective of this project is to maintain effective and sustainable structures to make the existing systems stronger. Furthermore, they aim to provide quality TB treatments to patients seeking care in the private sector.

Objectives of JEET

Here is the list of major objectives of Project JEET shared below:

• Firstly, they aim to develop awareness in the private sector.
• Secondly, the project takes a multi-pronged approach to engage with the private sector.
• Next, the project will also engage with the RNTCP network at the district, state, and national levels.
• Furthermore, the project proposes to set up agencies at the district level to work closely with the patient and touchpoints i.e chemists, pharmacies, laboratories, providers, hospitals, clinics, and RNTCP.
• The project will also solve the ineffectiveness at every step of the patient care cascade.

Services of JEET

The services of Project JEET are as follow:

• Firstly, the project provides counselling services to help patients to understand the benefits of treatment completion, follow-ups, taking care of side effects, nutritional support, etc.
• Next, the CBNAAT test will be available free of cost for the patients on the basis of their respective physician feedback. This will help the patient to receive a quality diagnosis which is otherwise very expensive. 
• Furthermore, the patient will receive notification on the behalf of their respective physician. This notification ensures that the patient is receiving all the relevant services as recommended by their healthcare professional.
• The services also include free diagnostic tests for TB, sample collection and transportation and providing free TB medicines through RNTCP.
• Next, the project also offers socio-economic support via linkages and partnerships. 
• Furthermore, they offer linkage to public sector DRTB centres for free of cost treatment.

Challenges Faced by JEET

Some of the challenges faced by Project JEET during the execution are as follows:

• The first challenge is the lack of facilities for quality diagnostic tests as high-quality tests like CBNAAT and cultures are unaffordable and expensive.
• Secondly, the severe side effect profile of the medications is one of the biggest challenges faced by JEET. Also, the patients are not able to consume medicines due to the large size of pills and high pill burden.
• Next, there is a lack of awareness among patients as they are not familiar with the importance of regular follow-ups till the treatment is over. 
• In addition, there are few patients that do not return to their physician which makes monitoring challenging.
• There are also many patients who stop taking their medicine when they feel better after a few days of treatment.

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