The DR-TB HIV coordinator interacts with the TB patient care ecosystem as follows:

The roles of the Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) HIV Coordinator are:

1. Providing technical assistance to District TB Officer (DTO) for:

Presumptive Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) is identified by the health facility doctor during passive screening or by health staff/ community volunteers during Active Case Finding (ACF). 

Prompt referral and sample collection is an important step after identifying presumptive TB/ DR-TB. 

The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) in India has established well-organised Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) management structures at the national, state and district level. 

There are currently five categories of drug-resistant TB treated under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) at present: Isoniazid (INH)-Resistant TB, Rifampicin (R) Resistant-TB , Multi- Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB), Pre-Extensively Drug Resistant TB (pre-XDR-TB) and Extensively Drug Resistant TB (XDR-TB). 

DR-TB scenario in India

ICF in ICTC, F-ICTC, link ART centres and ART centres, Care and Support Centres and HIV High-risk groups.

Discuss in brief: ICF, control of TB Infection in health-care facilities and congregate settings, art, ipt, cpt,HIV testing and counselling to patients with presumptive and diagnosed TB​.

Best Practices and Lessons from KHPT's THALI Project. What does it mean to program implementers and managers?

Importance, how and who to initiate, enablers, documentation and ensuring linkage.

 Describe the PLHA networks. Opportunities for advocacy to PLHA networks, objectives, importance.