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National TB-HIV Collaborative Framework
Learning ObjectivesOverview of the collaborative framework, history, who are the stakeholders? Overall strategic co-ordination mechanisms involved (generic).
TB-HIV collaborative activities between the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) and National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) started initially in the year 2001, in the six states with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland and Tamil Nadu. The collaborative activities were extended to 8 additional states in 2004.
NACP and RNTCP developed the “National framework of joint TB/HIV collaborative activities” in 2007 which was revised in February 2008 to redefine the scope of TB/HIV collaborative activities being implemented in the country.
The 2009 revision of the National framework:
- Establishes uniform activities at Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centres and Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTCs) nationwide for intensified TB case finding and reporting
- Strengthens joint monitoring and evaluation with specified national TB/HIV programme indicators and performance targets.
The overall purpose of the National framework is to articulate the policy for strengthening TB/HIV collaborative activities between the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) and NACP, resulting in the reduction of the TB and HIV burden in India.
Objectives
- To strengthen the mechanisms for coordination between NTEP and NACP at the national, state and district levels
- To decrease morbidity and mortality due to tuberculosis among persons living with HIV/AIDS
- To decrease the impact of HIV on tuberculosis patients and provide access to HIV-related care and support to HIV- infected TB patients
For smooth coordination mechanisms at the national, state and district levels, the National Technical Working Group (NTWG) is constituted at the national level comprising key officials from NACO and Central TB Division (CTD) dealing with TB/HIV collaborative activities; State Coordination Committees (SCC) at the state level chaired by the Principal Health Secretary ; State Working Group (SWG) composed of key officials from State AIDS Prevention and Control Society (SACS) and State TB Cell; and district level coordination committees are established.
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| Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 | Correct Answer | Correct Explanation | Page id | Part of Pre-Test | Part of Post-Test |
| One of the objectives of the National TB-HIV Collaborative framework is to strengthen the mechanisms for coordination between NTEP and NACP at the national, state and district levels. | True | False | 1 | The objective of the National TB-HIV Collaborative framework is to strengthen the mechanisms for coordination between NTEP and NACP at the national, state and district levels. | Yes | Yes |
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