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State Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB [PMDT] Committee
Learning ObjectivesDescribe about State Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB [PMDT] Committee.
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Every state needs to establish the State Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) Committee.
The functions and structure of the State PMDT Committee are listed below.
Functions
- Develop a plan of action for the implementation, expansion and maintenance of PMDT in the respective state.
- Select, facilitate, upgrade and designate institutes to serve as Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) centres within each state.
- Periodically review the implementation status of PMDT in the respective state to ensure that National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) PMDT policies and guidelines are being followed.
- In coordination with the respective State TB Officer (STO), ensure that drug ordering and distribution is managed in a timely and appropriate manner.
Structure
The table below delineates the composition of the state PMDT committee.
| TITLE | DESIGNATED OFFICIALS |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Principal Secretary/ Secretary (Health) |
| Vice-Chairperson | Director of Health Services |
| Member | Mission Director (National Rural Health Mission) |
| Member | Director of Medical Education |
| Member Secretary | State TB Officer (STO) |
| Member | Director, State TB Demonstration Centre |
| Member | Chairperson State Task Force |
| Member | Microbiologist - Intermediate Reference Laboratory |
| Member | Chairperson of Directly Observed Therapy, Short-course (DOTS) Plus Site Committees in the State |
| Member | 2 eminent Chest Physicians (Medical Colleges/ Private Sector) |
| Member | Representative of Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) |
| Member | State Headquarter NTEP consultant |
| Member | 1 representative each from any two NGOs working in the TB programme |
| Member | 1 representative from professional bodies like the Indian Medical Association (IMA) |
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