One of the human resources required in the Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL) is the Senior Laboratory Technician (LT). 

The Terms of Reference (TORs) of the Senior LT are: ​

Children younger than 10 years form one of the important vulnerable groups for Tuberculosis.

The vulnerable children under 10 years are categorised into the following three main categories and they are screened differently for TB (Figure).

Under the National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020-25, systematic screening of high-risk groups through outreach and community-based approaches using digital X-rays and rapid and more sensitive diagnostic tools is planned via:

Chest radiography or X-ray (CXR) can be used as an effective triage test for those seeking care for respiratory complaints. 

It is an effective triage tool in tuberculosis (TB) because:

The pooled sensitivity and specificity of screening tests in adults, using culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) as the gold standard, are summarized in Table 1.

Screening for active tuberculosis (TB) should be done with a tool that:

• Effectively identifies people who probably have active TB
• Has high sensitivity (very high specificity is not necessary for a screening tool)
• Needs to be inexpensive
• Should be feasible to use in a given setting
• Is acceptable to a given risk group.

Options for the screening for TB include:

A vulnerable population is a group of people in whom the prevalence or incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is significantly higher than in the general population.