DR-TB Services Referral Linkage Scenario: Patient Notified from the Private Sector

The National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) makes an effort to provide Tuberculosis (TB) services to each TB patient, including services to Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients notified/ referred from the private sector.

• It is assumed that a TB/ DR-TB patient who has been notified on Nikshay from the private sector is seeking care from a health facility that is already engaged by the NTEP. ​
• This engagement could have been established by the NTEP or a public health department directly or through a Patient Provider Support Agency (PPSA) or any other Non-government Organization (NGO)/ partner agency. ​
• TB patients (diagnosed and treated in the private sector) under the notification act are notified to NTEP from the private Health Facility (HF) using the digital surveillance system - Nikshay.​
• It is the responsibility of the local public health and NTEP staff to reach out to the private provider directly or through PPSA and ensure that the TB care cascade is followed for the patient as per the NTEP guidelines or standards of TB care. 

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB in India, 2021.

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