In an effort to strengthen the National Program Elimination of Tuberculosis (NTEP) in Tamil Nadu, medical officers-TB Control (MO-TC)-they follow different prevention and control of the TB at block level and care for the path of cough.
In a step towards this, NTEP, Tamil Nadu, recently conducted a state educational program for the inspection of TB medical officers at the Public Health Institute in Poonamallee. One -day training took place in four doses. A total of 381 medical officers were trained under the public health and preventive medicine headquarters from all districts throughout the state. Sitting was facilitated by experts from state cells of TB, consultants of the World Health Organization and Head of Program Managers.
“Each block has one main primary health center (PHC) and four or five other PHCs. Although the block (BMO) is responsible for implementing various programs, the roles of other doctors (MO-TC) are to strengthen NTEP.
It would also focus on the sensitization of medical officers in urban centers. Creating capacities of medical officers, such as those who work in medical and wellness centers in cities like Chennai, would say.
Officials stated that training focused on strengthening the capacity of medical officers in the diagnosis of TB, treatment and management of public health. The key topics were diagnostic algorithms, treatment regimens for drugs and drug resistant, TB preventive therapy, monitoring and treatment of co -morbidite TB such as HIV, diabetes and malnutrition.
Ni-kshay (Patient control system for TB control in NTEP) has been practical seating along with modules on supervision, monitoring and patient adhesion, such as “99DOTS Lite” and “NiShadhi”. The program emphasized patient care, community involvement and use of digital platforms to strengthen monitoring, improve compliance and ensure better treatment results for patients with TB in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
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Published – August 23 2025 22:09
