CDST_LT-M1:Basics of TB and NTEP

Target Audience

• Sr. LT- CDST

• CDST_LT: Epidemiology and burden of TB

  • Tuberculosis [TB]
  • TB Causative organism
  • Mode of TB Transmission
  • Exposure to TB Bacilli
  • Risk Factors for TB Disease
  • TB Infection
  • Global Burden of TB
  • Burden of TB in India
  • Stages in the life of a person with TB

• CDST_LT: Introduction to NTEP

  • NTEP NSP targets
  • National Strategic Plan [NSP] for TB Elimination 2017-25
  • Evolution of TB Elimination Programme in India
  • Organizational Structure of NTEP

• CDST_LT: General concepts in TB care in India

  • Mandatory Notification of TB Diagnosis
  • Ni-kshay
  • TB Case classification in NTEP
  • Classification of TB on the basis of Drug Resistance
  • Development of Drug Resistance in MTB
  • Prevention of Drug Resistance
  • Continuum of TB Care
  • Symptoms of TB Disease
  • Screening For Tuberculosis Disease
  • Principles and Methods of Testing for TB diagnosis

• CDST_LT: Nikshay The NTEP Information System

  • User roles managing patient data in Nikshay
  • Patient and Process identifiers in Nikshay
  • Nikshay interfaces- Web and Mobile application
  • Introduction to TB Aarogya Sathi Application for Patients
  • Enrolling a patient in Nikshay