[Draft] Course for TB Champions

Target Audience

• TB Champions

• TB Champions: Introduction to Tuberculosis

  • Tuberculosis [TB]
  • Burden of TB in India
  • Vulnerable Population for Tuberculosis
  • Mode of TB Transmission
  • Symptoms of TB Disease
  • Progression to TB Disease
  • TB Infection
  • TB Infection Vs Active TB Disease
  • TB Screening: Children Younger than 10 Years

• TB Champions: TB Diagnosis And Treatment

  • Principles and Methods of Testing for TB diagnosis
  • Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis [DS-TB]
  • Treatment Regimen for DSTB – Adult
  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis [DR-TB]
  • DR-TB Treatment Regimens
  • Prevention of TB
  • Key Messages for TB Counselling​

• TB Champions: NTEP Programme and Services under NTEP

  • NTEP NSP targets
  • National Strategic Plan [NSP] for TB Elimination 2017-25
  • National TB Elimination Program [NTEP]
  • Organizational Structure of NTEP
  • TB Forum
  • NTEP Integration into Public Health System
  • DBT Schemes in NTEP
  • Travel support for people with TB
  • Transport Support for TB Patients in Notified Tribal Areas
  • National TB Call Centre (Ni-kshay Sampark)
  • Introduction to TB Aarogya Sathi Application for Patients

• TB Champions: Stigma related to TB, Myths and misconceptions related to TB

  • Stigma and Discrimination towards TB Patient

• TB Champions: Role of TB Champions

  • TB Champion
  • Activities that can be undertaken by TB Champions

• TB Champions: Training of TB Champion

  • Stigma and Discrimination towards TB Patient
  • Advocacy skills for TB Champions
  • Communication Skills for TB Champions