District DR-TB Centre Committee Composition and Functions

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District DR-TB Centre Committee Composition and Functions

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The district drug-resistant tuberculosis centre (DDR-TBC) committee is a clinical committee where the dean/principal/ director of the institute is the chairperson.

The Head of the Department (HoD) or a senior faculty member from the department of pulmonary medicine/general medicine is the nodal officer of the committee.
The HoDs or senior faculty members of other specialties are the members of the committee.
The clinical function of these committees must be adequately supported by the administrative or management committees of the institution in which district TB officer (DTO) is an ex-officio member.
The composition of the DDR-TBC committee is shown in Figure 1.

Table 1: Composition of DDR-TBC committee; Source: Guidelines for PMDT, India 2021, p. 206
TITLE	DESIGNATED OFFICIALS
Chairperson	Chief Medical Officer
Co-chairperson	Medical Superintendent/Director/Head of the institute
Nodal person	Physician in-charge of DDR-TBC
Member Secretary	DTO of the district
Members	Specialists* from pulmonologist, microbiologist, psychiatrist, Ob & Gy, cardiologist, ENT, dermatologist, pharmacologist etc.
Member	MO medical college, if placed
Member	Medical consultant (concerned), WHO NTEP TSN
Member	Any other invited member, if required
*specialist available in-house, outsourced from private sector or linked with NDR-TBC

Ob&Gy: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT: Ear, nose and throat surgeon; MO: Medical Officer, WHO: World Health Organisation, NTEP: National TB Elimination Programme, TSN: Technical Support Network

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