Monday, August 8, 2011

TB-HIV Services Collaboration – List of Activities

From NTP side
1.     Referral of TB cases to VCT/ICTC for HIV counseling and testing
2.     Infection control in DMCs
3.     Providing CPT to HIV-infected TB cases
4.     Referral o HIV infected TB cases to the ART centres
5.     Capacity building of PLHIV networks on TB
6.     Capacity building  of the staff of NTP on HIV/AIDS
7.     Provision of ATT to PLHIV on ART
8.     Promotion of TB/HIV NGO-schemes
9.     Orientation/sensitization of the private practitioners on TB/HIV
From NACP side
1.     Referral of TB suspects from VCT/ICTC to DMCs
2.     Intensified TB case finding among the attendees of ART centres
3.     Infection control in ART centre and VCT/ICTC
4.     Intensified TB case finding among the PLHIV in home based care program
5.     IPT
6.     Provision of ART to those on ATT
7.     Intensified TB case finding in HIV high risk groups in TI projects, STI clinics and referral of TB suspects to DMCs
8.     Awareness generation on TB/HIV in the community
9.     Orientation/sensitization of the private practitioners on TB/HIV
10.                        Capacity building of staff of NACP on TB
11.                         HIV sentinel surveillance of the TB cases
Both the programs
1.     Constitution of TB/HIV Technical Working Group – National and State level
2.     Constitution of TB/HIV Coordination Committee – National/State/District
3.     Development/adoption of policy, guideline, training modules, tools, M/E framework

·         The same colour activity may be implemented jointly by both the programs