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Ph-Ch28:Transportation

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  • Supply to DDS/TU

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    The following supplies are sent to the District Drug Store (DDS)/ TB Units (TUs):

    1. Anti-TB drugs (first and second-line):

    Drugs once received by the State Drug Store (SDS) are transported to the districts. The districts then transfer the drugs to the TUs which in turn supply them to the Peripheral Health Institutes (PHIs).

    1. Diagnostic materials

    The following diagnostic materials will be supplied by the SDS to the DDS and TUs:

    • Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (CBNAAT) machines and cartridges
    • Truenat machines and chips
    • Binocular Microscopes (BMs) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) Fluorescence Microscopes (FM)
    • Laboratory consumables: Sputum containers, slides, and 50 ml centrifuge tubes.
    1. Treatment-related supplies

    These include the following:

    •  Syringes
    •  Needles
    •  Water for injections
    •  Water containers
    •  Disposable tumblers, etc.
    1. Stationery, forms, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials

    Different registers, forms, and IEC material will also be supplied from the SDS to the DDS/ TUs.

     

    Transportation

    The states may hire Third-party Logistics (3PL) for transporting these supplies to the DDS and TUs.

     

    Resources

    • Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in India, NTEP, Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2021. 

     

    Assessment

    Question​

    Answer 1​

    Answer 2​

    Answer 3​

    Answer 4​

    Correct answer​

    Correct explanation​

    Page id​

    Part of Pre-test​

    Part of Post-test​

    What is included in the supplies from the SDS to the DDS and TUs?

    Diagnostic materials

    Anti-TB drugs and treatment-related supplies

    Stationery, forms, IEC materials

    All the above

    4

    The supplies from the SDS to the DDS and TUs include diagnostic materials, anti-TB drugs, treatment-related supplies, stationery, forms and IEC materials.

     

    Yes

    Yes

  • Supply from TU to PHI

    Content

     

    Based on the reports from Ni-kshay Aushadhi, the stock is supplied from SDS to the district drug store to its Tuberculosis Units (TUs) and then to the Peripheral Health Institutions (PHIs).

    This is done through the transport agencies which is hired from  Central /State level.

    Below is the details of transport mechanism from SDS TO DDS & DDS TO TU.

     

     

    Figure 1. Operational flow from SDS TO DDS

     

     

    Figure 2. Operational flow from DDS TO TU

    Resources

    1. Standard Operating Procedure Manual Procurement & Supply Chain Management RNTCP, MoHFW, GoI 2018

          

    Assessment:

    Question​

    Answer 1​

    Answer 2​

    Answer 3​

    Answer 4​

    Correct answer​

    Correct explanation​

    Page id​

    Part of Pre-test​

    Part of Post-test​

    PHI Stocks will be given for

    One month

    first month along with a reserve stock of one month

    Two month along with a reserve stock of one month

    Three month

     2

    PHI Stocks will be given for first month along with a reserve stock of one month

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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