Poverty and TB continue hand in hand with poor nutrition, crowded housing and ignorance of the availability of government programs of medication for this disease, as do leprosy, malaria and lymphatic filarisis (a disease transmitted by mosquito bites that results in painful permanent swelling of the limbs). Birds Heal and Jagruthi staff are identifying people suffering from these diseases and assisting them to obtain the appropriate treatment as well as creating health awareness about what preventative measures can be taken.