At the treatment centre, the District Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) HIV coordinator coordinates the counselling, pre-treatment evaluation, treatment initiation and maintains records of the DR-TB patient.

As the patient arrives at the DR-TB centre, the DR-TB HIV coordinator facilitates counselling of the patient, consultation with the DR-TB medical officer, and referral for pre-treatment evaluation. He/ she arranges for  fast-tracking of consultation/ investigations and ensure that treatment is initiated

The District DR TB HIV coordinator

The DR-TB HIV coordinator supervises and coordinates the activities related to TB diagnosis and treatment at the ART centre and ICTC

National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) and National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) conduct regular review meetings on HIV TB collaborative activities at national and state levels.

At National level 

National level review meeting is held jointly by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and Central TB Division (CTD) and representatives from CTD or NACO jointly review the HIV TB activities. 

At State level

Performance indicators for TB HIV collaborative activities can be grouped under four headings.

• Indicators for state and district level coordination
• Indicators for Intensified case finding
• Indicators for Isoniazid Preventive Treatment (IPT)
• Indicators for HIV testing of TB patients and HIV care, support and treatment

Indicators for State and District Level Coordination

The quarterly report on HIV/TB collaborative activities helps to monitor and assess the performance of HIV-TB collaborative activities.

The report will give an insight to:

Ni-kshay HIV status report is available in the comorbidity reports (Figure 1) which are listed under summary reports (patient management) of Ni-kshay.

The reports are available at the TB Unit (TU), District and State levels.

The report gives a summary (Figure 2) of: 

Intensified TB case finding at ICTCs/LAC/ART centres/LAC Plus centre

Give an account of various steps in HIV care settings for the prevention of TB. Triage, fast-tracking patients with cough, provision of masks, etc. Give specific administrative, environmental and structural recommendations to HIV care settings for preventing TB and other airborne infections

Objectives, importance, criteria, dosage, duration, benefits and where dispensed?

Objectives, importance, criteria, dosage, duration, benefits and where dispensed?