Revised national tuberculosis control programme national strategic plan for tuberculosis elimination 20172025 march 2017 central tb division, directorate general of health services, ministry of health with family welfare, nirman bhavan, new delhi 110 108. As per the national strategic plan 201217, the program has a vision of achieving a tb free india, and aims to achieve universal access to tb control services. In this context, the national tuberculosis control program ntp was implemented in the late 1980s with the establishment of a national tuberculosis center ntc as the national focal point for the. Project ntip to enhance capacity for monitoring and evaluating through standardized indicators and reports.
Ntca community of practice on this page are archived meeting materials and links to recordings of meetings. In order to improve management of drtb and expand nationwide pmdt in commensurate with new developments, the national expert drtb committee organized meetings in 2016 to update the existing national guideline. Targets for incidence rates and objectives on case management and laboratory reporting are established on the basis of performance reported in ntip using 20102018 data from the national tb surveillance system. Binational tb referral program between the united states and mexico 72711 purpose. The world health organizations stop tb department has prepared this fourth edition of treatment of tuberculosis. This manual sets the national policy for tb prevention and treatment and will guide the training of health staff, providing guidance on issues of policy and practice to all health workers at all levels of health care.
National tuberculosis, leprosy and lung disease program. What is tuberculosis tb tb is curablle, seek early treatment. Tuberculosis tb is a serious public health problem in haiti. The manual for tuberculosis gives information about the disease and the strategy and organization of a national control programme. New ethiopian tb guildline november 2016 slideshare. The tb program has received consistently high priority in government policy documents. Tb mostly attacks the lungs pulmonary tb but it can affect any organ in the body. Key words tb, indonesia, sustainability, advocacy, planning, budgeting disclaimer the authors views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the. National tb program objectives and performance targets for 2020. It contains background information, goals and objectives of a tb program, and reasons for evaluating tb prevention and control programs and explains why the cdc evaluation framework should be used. Value clients and patients through integrated patientcentered tb services.
Revised national tuberculosis control program wikipedia. To facilitate and support the continuity of care for active tuberculosis suspects and cases and their contacts that travel between the u. National tuberculosis program strategic plan 20172020. The publication of the third edition of the national tuberculosis and leprosy programme ntlp manual marks a big step forward because it underscores the programmes commitment to providing the latest knowledge and developments in tb and leprosy control in zambia. This revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp that uses the. User guide 2015 centers for disease control and prevention. Challenges, deviations, and strategies by christian suharlim, md, mph master of public health in health policy harvard school of public health this research was designed to identify the implementation challenges of indonesian national tb guidelines.
Guidelines national tuberculosis, leprosy and lung. National tuberculosis control program manual of procedures. To promote health and quality of life by preventing, controlling, and eventually. Indicator calculations for measuring progress are established by the national tb indicators project ntip. Revised national tuberculosis control program now renamed as national tuberculosis elimination program ntep rntcp is the staterun tuberculosis tb control initiative of the government of india. Zimbabwe has developed a tuberculosis national tb strategic plan tbnsp 20172020 to address global developments in tuberculosis tb care and. Tb manual national tuberculosis programme guidelines. This fact sheet outlines the overall mission of promoting health and quality of life by preventing, controlling, and eventually eliminating tuberculosis tb from the united states, and by collaborating with other countries and international partners in controlling global. Dots directly observed treatment, shortcourse chemotherapy strategy. The national tuberculosis indicators project ntip companion for data managers can be. This report is a tb program evaluation, which is designed to complement the general cdc introduction to program evaluation for public health programs manual. Program evaluation the national tb indicators project presented by alisa haushalter, dnp, rn developed by joan m mangan, phd, mst september 23, 2010 background.
Tuberculosis program guideline, 2018 or as current, and shall provide or ensure access to tb medication at no cost to clients or providers. Ntip, implemented in 2009, facilitates the use of nationally collected data to help program officials monitor progress. Community of practice national tuberculosis controllers. National tb preventive treatment standard operating procedures 2. To facilitate the exchange of information between health care providers from both countries. The national tb programme ntp was launched by the government of india in 1962 in the form of district tb centre model involved with bcg vaccination and tb treatment. Government of nigeria to coordinate tb and leprosy control efforts in nigeria. National tuberculosis tb control program department of. We fight against tuberculosis in pakistan to reduce mortality, morbidity and spread of. Revised national tuberculosis control programme national. This system will provide tb programs with reports to. Tb program evaluation handbook national prevention.
The national tuberculosis control plan 20162020 sets out the interventions that are needed to achieve the interimobjectives of reducing tuberculosis transmission and case numbers in the netherlands with 25 per cent over the next 5. National tb control program pakistan home facebook. Therefore more effort must be put into strategies that help us to. This updated guideline has been prepared principally for use by ntp managers and staff, as well as partner organizations and all professionals, involved in. Finally, the management of tuberculosis in groups at risk and health education are discussed. Download ghd002 peruvian national tb control program. The national tuberculosis indicators project ntip is a monitoring system for tracking the progress of u.
National tuberculosis indicators project ntip user guide. The survey was conducted through communitylevel screening of 63,000 people in 45 counties between july 2015 and july 2016 in accordance with the world health. Until 2005, the malawi national tuberculosis control programme had been implemented as a vertical programme. The national tb control program, organized in 1978 and operating within a devolved health care delivery system, is one of the public health programs being managed and coordinated by the infectious diseases for prevention and control division idpcd of the disease prevention and control bureau dpcb of the department of health doh. National tuberculosis management guidelines 2014 3 foreword tuberculosis and hiv aids are the drivers of morbidity and mortality in the country. As such the ministry of health and child welfare commits to the provision of human, material and financial resources. Revised national tb control programme rntcp tuberculosis tb control activities are implemented in the country for more than 50 years. Swaziland ntp national tuberculosis control programme.
Working within the sector wide approach swap provides a new environment and new opportunities for monitoring the equity performance of the programme. Global end tb strategy, which includes the objective to reduce tuberculosis incidence with 90 per cent by 2035. National guidelines for the management of tuberculosis in children preface of the 1st edition who stop tb strategy and the launch of the global plan to stop tb, 20062015 aims to ensure equitable access to care of international standards for all tb patients infectious and noninfectious, adults and children, with and without hiv. Its mandate was further expanded to include buruli ulcer control in 2006. Stop tb partnership the national stop tb partnership in. Rosalind vianzon, national tb control programme manager, national centre for. The kenya tb prevalence survey 2016 provides a precise estimate of the burden of tb and assesses the associated health seeking behaviour of tb patients and those reporting tb symptoms. This year ntp has been able to achieve good result in terms of hiv test among tb patients. Tb medications coordinator mdh tb prevention and control program minnesota department of health p. The national tb program, with the support of tb reach funding, has embarked on. Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis.
National tb program objectives and performance targets for. To promote health and quality of life by preventing, controlling, and eventually eliminating tuberculosis tb from the united states, and by collaborating with other countries and international partners in controlling global tuberculosis. Forms that are incomplete, or not consistent with national ltbi treatment guidelines pdf, will be delayed until resolved. Several important recommendations are being promoted in this new edition. Evaluation of the national tuberculosis surveillance. Zimbabwe national tuberculosis control programme demonstrated by the adoption of the dots strategy in 1999 and the stop tb strategy in 2006 as the recommended approach for tb control. The focus of the study was given on the national tb control program implementation, which is a policy that governing the tuberculosis infectious in malaysia. Revised national tuberculosis control program in india. Treatment outcomes for rrtbmdrtbxdrtb patients treated with secondline drugs 6 table 4. The national tuberculosis and leprosy control programme ntblcp was established in 1989 by the. Enforce standards on tb care and prevention and use of quality products. Hiv epidemics, which presents major public health challenges to the coun try.
National level for incident tb cases new and relapse is constantly maintained at minimum 90%. Download revised standard operating procedure sop for the management of tuberculosis in children 6. Save nigerian lives, reach zero tb deaths and reduce. This nsp provides a roadmap for delivering quality tb prevention and care service to the entire population, as an integral part of the countrys move toward universal health coverage.