Content Status

Type

Linked Node

  • Supply to DDS/TU

    Learning Objectives

    Also include that states may hire agency for transportation and distribution of supplies from SDS to DDS and TU-stores

H5Content
Content

The following supplies are sent to the District Drug Store (DDS)/ TB Units (TUs):

  1. Anti-TB drugs (first and second-line):

Drugs once received by the State Drug Store (SDS) are transported to the districts. The districts then transfer the drugs to the TUs which in turn supply them to the Peripheral Health Institutes (PHIs).

  1. Diagnostic materials

The following diagnostic materials will be supplied by the SDS to the DDS and TUs:

  • Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (CBNAAT) machines and cartridges
  • Truenat machines and chips
  • Binocular Microscopes (BMs) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) Fluorescence Microscopes (FM)
  • Laboratory consumables: Sputum containers, slides, and 50 ml centrifuge tubes.
  1. Treatment-related supplies

These include the following:

  •  Syringes
  •  Needles
  •  Water for injections
  •  Water containers
  •  Disposable tumblers, etc.
  1. Stationery, forms, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials

Different registers, forms, and IEC material will also be supplied from the SDS to the DDS/ TUs.

 

Transportation

The states may hire Third-party Logistics (3PL) for transporting these supplies to the DDS and TUs.

 

Resources

 

Assessment

Question​ Answer 1​ Answer 2​ Answer 3​ Answer 4​ Correct answer​ Correct explanation​ Page id​ Part of Pre-test​ Part of Post-test​
What is included in the supplies from the SDS to the DDS and TUs? Diagnostic materials Anti-TB drugs and treatment-related supplies Stationery, forms, IEC materials All the above 4 The supplies from the SDS to the DDS and TUs include diagnostic materials, anti-TB drugs, treatment-related supplies, stationery, forms and IEC materials.   Yes Yes

Content Creator

Reviewer