2012 Guidance for TB Notification in India Central TB Division, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India July 2012 For any queries, please write to
[email protected] Guidance for TB Notification in India 2012 Sr No Contents: Page no 1 Background 2 2 Why should private health facilities notify TB? 3 3 Objectives 3 4 Minimum information requirement for TB notification 3 5 Definitions for TB notification 3 6 List of RNTCP endorsed TB diagnostics 4 7 Registration of the Health establishments for TB 5 notification 8 Mechanisms for TB notification 6 9 Responsibility of the district level nodal officer 7 10 Responsibility of the Local public health authority 7 11 Responsibility of the health worker 8 Annexures I Health Establishment registration form for TB Notification 9 II Undertaking for Health establishments not routinely 10 diagnosing / treating Tuberculosis patients III Formats for TB notification 11 IV List & contact details of Local Health Authority (Nodal 13 Officer) for TB notification 1 Guidance for TB Notification in India 2012 1 Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in India. Early diagnosis and complete treatment of TB is the corner- stone of TB prevention and control strategy. India’s National TB Control programme provides quality assured diagnostic and treatment services to all the TB patients including necessary supportive mechanisms for ensuring treatment adherence and completion. The country has a huge private sector and it is growing at enormous pace. Private sector predominates in health care and TB treatment. Extremely large quantities of anti-TB drugs are sold in the private sector.