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The recommended modalities for supervision by different categories of staff are presented in the table below:
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Supervisor
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Methodology
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Norm
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| DTO/MO – DTC |
- Conduct interview with health staff and RNTCP key staff and other sectors
- Conduct interview with health staff of Private/NGO hospitals
- Interact with community and local opinion leaders
- Randomly interview patients and community leaders
- Inspect records of the TU, PHC and CHC, and stock of anti-TB drugs and laboratory consumables.
- Randomly check the microscopy centre and DOT Centers
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- Conduct supervisory visit at least 2-3 days a week
- Visit all TUs every month and all DMCs every quarter.
- Visit all CHCs and Block PHCs in the district every quarter
- Visit at least three patients at their homes per visit
- Visit identified private/NGO and other sector health care centers.
- Perform TB Death audits
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| MO-TC |
- Interview the MO I/C Block PHC/CHC/PHC./Private/ NGO hospitals
- Randomly interview patients and community leaders.
- Interact with community and local opinion leaders
- Randomly check the microscopy centre and DOT Center
- Stock of anti-tuberculosis drugs and laboratory consumables.
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- Visit all CHCs/BPHCs/ PHCs and at-least 1 or 2 Treatment Support Centres at least once every quarter.
- Conduct supervisory visits 4- 5days a month
- Visit at least three patients at their homes per visit.
- Visit identified private/NGO and other sector health care centres.
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| STS |
- Interview MPHS and MPWs at the PHC sub-centre.
- Inspect records, Tuberculosis Treatment Cards and Tuberculosis Laboratory Register.
- Randomly interview patients.
- Interview health staff of identified Private/NGO/other sector health care centres
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- Visit all PHIs at least once every month and all Treatment Support Centers once every quarter.
- Visit all patients at their home within one month of treatment initiation.
- Conduct supervisory visits at least 5 days a week.
- Visit identified private/NGO and other sector health care centres
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| STLS |
Inspect all microscopy centres, review laboratory records, check stocks, inspect sputum collection centres and steps in place to ensure sputum quality, and PHIs including that of private/NGO and other sectors |
- Visit all microscopy centres in the jurisdiction of all the assigned TUs at least once a
month.
- Visit all sputum collection centres at least once a month
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