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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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