The world health organization declared tuberculosis tb as a global emergency in 1993. The plan was developed by the diseasespecific programme for tb, following a request from the. National strategic plan for tuberculosis control 20122017. It contains the technical and operational instructions for all health workers implementing tb and. Pdf revised national tuberculosis control program in. Initiative of central tb division ministry of health and.
Revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp. National tb program objectives and performance targets for. Revised national tuberculosis control program in india. The guide explains the national tuberculosis control programme recording and reporting system and how to accurately and completely fill the tb data collection.
The world health organization who recognized the tb program as a model by. Download nikshay aushadhi by revised national tb control. A modelbased investigation into urbanrural disparities. Revised national tuberculosis control programme introduction. Tb is a leading health concern all over the world particularly in india because rd tb patients belong to india globally.
National disease control programme department of health. National tuberculosis program strategic plan 20172020. Tb diagnostic cascade among patients registered under the. Traditionally, dotsplus refers to dots programmes that add components for mdr tb diagnosis.
The revised national tb control programme rntcp, based on the internationally recommended directly observed treatment shortcourse dots strategy, was launched in 1997 expanded across the country in a phased manner with support from world bank and other development partners. The rntcp was then expanded across india until the entire nation was covered by the rntcp in march 2006. The revision of national manual for tuberculosis control is one of the key landmarks and a timely felt need for tb control in sri lanka. Manual is written for all health care workers in malawi to serve as a guideline for better tb control. Revised national tuberculosis control programme the global fund. Targets for incidence rates and objectives on case management and laboratory reporting are established on the basis of performance reported in ntip using 20102018 data from the national tb surveillance system. Availability of guidelines for implementing the national tb control plan.
The national strategic plan nsp for tb prevention, care and control 201617202021 has been endorsed by ministry of health. The phase ii 20062012 of the revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp has been successful in achieving its objectives. Revised national tuberculosis control program rntcp. Dots strategy directly observed treatment shortcourse chemotherapy the dots strategy along with the other components of the stop tb strategy, implemented under the revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp in india, is a comprehensive package for tb control. Tuberculosis tb is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. There is a chapter on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in children, often a neglected aspect of tuberculosis control. Safety evaluation of antitubercular therapy under revised. Uganda national tuberculosis and leprosy control programme revised strategic plan 201516 201920 monitoring and evaluation plan narrative of the operational, budget and technical assistance plan june 2017. A main bottleneck explaining this low detection rate was the incapacity to bring suspect cases to sputum examination, despite. The budget for indias revised national tb control program rntcp also needs to see an increase. National tuberculosis control programme centre for. Malawi national tuberculosis control programme manual usaid. The national tb programme ntp was launched by the government of india in 1962 in the form of district tb centre model involved with bcg vaccination and tb treatment.
C munyandi for their dedication to ensuring the smooth running of the tb control programme and. Download ghd002 peruvian national tb control program. Equitable access, implying a preference for the most hardtoreach groups particularly for tribal areas, is a major concern for rntcp. Background chhattisgarh, one of the poorest states in india, has a substandard tb detection rate. Assessment of directly observed treatment in revised national. Tuberculosis commonly affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. This infectious disease spread through the medium of air from the people who are suffering from tb to others.
Performance of revised national tuberculosis control. Despite a three decade long run 19621992, government of indias national tuberculosis program met with limited success in addressing the epidemiology of tb in the country. Revised national tb control programme tb is a major public health, social and economic problem in our country. For several aspects of a control programme there should be reliable alternatives.
Revised national tb control programme training manual for. India has the highest number of tuberculosis tb cases in the world, accounting for over 20% of global incident cases, and an estimated mortality of 480,000 people in 2015 1,2. As a result, the revised national tuberculosis control program rntcp, based on the internationally recommended directly observed treatment shortcourse dots strategy, was launched in 1997 and implemented a phased expansion, achieving nationwide program coverage in march 2006. It has been updated according to revised who tb classifications of 20 and contains chapters on new diagnostic methods, management of childhood tb, as well as new indicators and recording and reporting. Private practitioners contributions to the revised.
It accounts for onefifth of all global tb incidence and is estimated to have the highest number of active tb cases of any country in the world. Revised national tuberculosis control programme dotsplus. Tb india 2016 is an annual publication from central tb division wherein a comprehensive status of tb control activities in the country has been compiled. In medical by developer revised national tb control program rntcp last updated. National strategic plan for tuberculosis prevention, care and control message national tuberculosis program, with its onerous responsibility for the control of tuberculosis in nepal, is playing a leading and catalytic role in the management of tuberculosis throughout the country. To intensify the efforts to control tb, the government of india gradually replaced the national tuberculosis programme by the directly observed short course therapy dots programme which is now known as the revised national tuberculosis programme rntcp. Consequently, in 1993, goi revamped its strategy for tb control with the revised national tuberculosis control program rntcp. Vivek jain discusses revised national tuberculosis. The central tb division ctd at the ministry of health and family welfare, govt. After the successful implementation in dibrugarh district, rntcp programme now covers all the 27 district of assam. This 7th edition of the national tuberculosis control programme. India accounts for one fifth of global incidence of tb and tops the list of 22 high tb burden countries. According to the revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp, the state was able to detect around 55% of expected smearpositive cases in 2014.
National tuberculosis control program manual of procedures, 5th ed. National strategic plan nsp to eliminate tb in india 201725 rntcp global fund grant overview 01 january 2018 to 31 march 2021 sr no principle recipients major activities grant fully signed on grant amount. As per the national strategic plan 201217, the program has a vision of achieving a tb free india, and aims to achieve universal access to tb control services. Revised national tuberculosis control program rntcp tuberculosis tb is one of the most problematic and she is the disease caused by the bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis. The indian national tuberculosis control programme ntcp was set up in 1962 to control and eliminate tb, but it failed to achieve either goal. Each national programme can choose the treatment regimens and modes of application most appropriate to its own circumstances. Indicator calculations for measuring progress are established by the national tb indicators project ntip. The revised national tb control programme rntcp has been applauded for its public health prospective. There has been no nationwide survey to assess the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Directly observed treatment shortcourse dots strategy is one of the vital components of revised national tuberculosis control programme. Tb kills more adults in india than any other infectious disease. It spreads from person to person through the air, when people who are infected with tb infection cough, sneeze or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.
The large scale implementation of the indian governments revised national tb control program rntcp sometimes known as rntcp 1 was started in 1997. Tuberculosis tb is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis mtb. Revised national tuberculosis control programme national. Revised national tb control programme rntcp tuberculosis tb control activities are implemented in the country for more than 50 years. At this time the rntcp also became known as rntcp ii. Technical and operational guidelines for tuberculosis control 2 annual risk of tuberculous infection arti study done for the four zones of the country from 2000 to 2003. One of the important activities of a national tuberculosis programme is finding solutions to problems. Rntcp revised national tuberculosis control programme tac technical advisory committee tb tuberculosis referring to the disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis tbm tuberculous meningitis tst tuberculin skin testing also referred to as mantoux test vct voluntary counselling and testing who world health organization. Finally, at the ministry of health, i would like to thank the tb leprosy specialist national programme manager dr nathan kapata and all staff in the tb unit namely, mrs.
The outline of this strategy is based on the toolkit to develop a nsp for tb prevention, care and control, world health. To discern and quantify the tb diagnostic cascade among patients registered under the revised national tb control programme, chennai city, tamil nadu, south india. The compilation is released every year on 24 march, world tb day. Revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp dr. New vision for revised national tuberculosis control programme. The revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp provides free diagnostic and treatment services to all tuberculosis tb patients registered under it. The national tb programme ntp was launched by the government of india in 1962 in the form of district tb centre model involved with bcg vaccination and tb. Vivek jain explain psm topic revised national tuberculosis control program for more such videos, download the dr.
Strengths in the fight against tuberculosis tb in nepal are noted. Revised national tuberculosis control program now renamed as national tuberculosis elimination program ntep rntcp is the staterun tuberculosis tb control initiative of the government of india. The central tb division acknowledges the contribution of tuberculosis research centre, chennai indian council of. To intensify the efforts to control tb, the government of india gradually replaced the national tuberculosis programme by the directly observed short course therapy dots programme which. Statewise funds allocation and utilisation under revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp in india 20182019 and 20192020 financial performance under revised national tuber culosis control programme rntcp in india 20072008 to 20182019. Revised national tuberculosis control programme rntcp was first implemented in dibrugarh district of assam during the year 199899. Tuberculosis tb is a major health problem in india. The revised national tuberculosis control program was started in india in 1997. Revised national tuberculosis control program wikipedia. Technical and operational guidelines for tuberculosis control. Despite being a highly costeffective programme, rntcp has struggled to receive funding that is commensurate with the scale of indias epidemic. Rntcp national tuberculosis elimination program ntep. The treatment outcome of patients was significantly associated with program input.
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