Tuesday 29 January 2013

DAPCU Solapur Response to DCC for HIV-TB


District Coordination Committee for TB – HIV ensures the implementation of TB – HIV collaboration activities in the District and review the performance of the same.

In Solapur district the HIV-TB DCC meeting held regularly under the chairmanship of DACO. All the ground level staff, DTO, CTO, DPM NRHM, DHO, DPO, DS, ART SMO invited for sharing their views and sort out the complications came while working. District experienced the various advantages of HIV-TB DCC meeting.

     1.    Advantages of DCC in HIV-TB Collaboration activity –
·         Data Sharing / Exchange
·         Line List HIV-TB Update
·         Experience Sharing
·         ICTC – RNTCP referral improvement & Vice-versa. 
·         Initiation of F-ICTC at DMC level.
·       Conducted hands on training of ICTC LT for ZN strain & sputum examination while scheduled the training of DMC – LT for HIV testing preferably SD screening Test.
·       To enhance the HIV testing of TB patients used the NRHM machinery. Provided to & fro charges to TB clients with one of his relative up to Rs. 400.
·         Notification of each TB patient could possible with proper format.
·         Implemented the TB screening of Close family members of TB patients as TB is a communicable disease.
·   Allied with School Health Activity (NRHM) Program. Medical Officer Look for Pediatrics TB Suspect’s and Co-ordinate with DMC and then these Children referred to the nearest DMC for TB Screening. If Pediatric TB cases diagnosed ( Mainly Lymphadonopaty ) family screening for TB conducted.
·   DAPCU has taken the line-list of LFU/MIS patients from ART and segregate it geographically to each NGO. The review of this activity conducted in each month.

      2.    DAPCU has analyzed the fact that there should be 100% coordination from both the national    program. In the first Quarter meeting the basic fact has identified by verifying the line-list from DMC and concern ICTC.

      3.    Also a DAPCU raised a serious concern about the entry in HIV-TB ART White Card, details about the TB treatment should enter correctly on white card.  After testing of TB patient, the HIV status should include in the TB register.

      4.    To Prevent Spread of TB in Care- Facility level DAPCU puts IEC material with the help of TB department. Provided mask to the ICTC staff.

     5.   DAPCU stressed the qualitative referral from OPD.  In Intensified TB care finding every facility should develop good repo with each OPD. Maximum referrals from OPD (Acute respiratory tract infection) Cough with expectation referred for TB Screening. There should be close watch Over Pediatric TB as well as sputum Negative and extra pulmonary TB suspicion should be screened. DAPCU instructed ART Facility for close watch on Borderline CD4 Pt. In due cause development of TB should be diagnosed promptly and further management should be done very promptly.

      6.    To avoid TB Death cases in Co-infection (TB Meningitis look carefully).

      7.    MDR TB Should be properly Managed.

      8.    The performance of the Solapur district can be analyzed in 2012 against 2011.

Sr. No.
Quarterly
Total ICTC Clients
ICTC to RNTCP
% of Referral
RNTCP to ICTC
HIV-TB Co- infected
DOTS Initiated
1
Jan11 to March-11
7919
851
10.74%
457
84
81
2
April 11 to June 11
9374
906
9.66%
437
66
64
3
July11to 
 Sept 11
9707
932
9.60%
346
55
54
4
Oct 11 to 
Dec 11
11690
1048
8.96%
385
57
57
Total
38690
3737
9.65%
1625
262
256


Sr. No.
Quarterly
Total ICTC Clients
ICTC to RNTCP
% of Referral.
RNTCP to ICTC
HIV-TB Co- infected
DOTS Initiated
1
Jan12 to     March-12
11810
1195
10.11%
367
61
60
2
April 12 to June 12
6865
858
12.49%
306
70
64
3
July 12 to     Sept 12
12868
1190
9.24%
411
63
59
4
Oct 12 to 
Nov 12
6596
637
9.65%
192
28
28
Total
38139
3880
10.17%
1276
222
211


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