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Ensuring access to DBT for all patients in catchment area

Community Health Volunteers need to take a proactive role for awareness generation about the scheme and its benefits. S/he along with the team of TBHVs and PHI staff should ensure that NPY(Nikshay Poshan Yojana) is accessible to every patient in her/his catchment area. S/he should ensure that

Treatment supporters are eligible for Honorarium at the end of TB patients treatment, only if the patient's treatment outcome has been declared either as "Cured “or "Treatment Complete".

The eligible amount of honorarium is

• Rs. 1,000 for DSTB Patients and for
• Rs. 5,000 for DRTB patients. 

Community engagement is a process of developing relationships that enable stakeholders to work together to address health-related issues and promote well-being to achieve positive health impact and outcomes.

Mobilize communities to engage them in TB care and to increase ownership of the Programme by communities.

Community-based TB activities are conducted outside the premises of formal health facilities (e.g. hospitals and clinics) in community-based structures (e.g. schools and places of worship) and homesteads. Community health workers and community volunteers carry out community-based TB activities. Both can be supported by nongovernmental organizations and/or the government.

• Scaling up community participation in the National TB Elimination Programme through community-led activities and working with various community groups, especially TB survivors and key populations

• Empower TB survivors and affected populations to act as mentor’s/change agents and build their capacity for engaging them in programme planning, implementation and monitoring

A TB Champion is a person who has been affected by TB and successfully completed the treatment.

TB Champions, in their capacity as survivors, are role models and can provide valuable support to those with TB and their families.

Figure: Roles of TB Champion

Involve TB Champions: Community Health Volunteers should play a key role in the following aspects

Coordination:

Community Health Volunteers(CHVs) should coordinate with TB Health Visitor(TBHV)/STS/Medical Officer of the health facility/PRI(Panchayati Raj Institutions) regarding regular intake of drugs by the patient.

Home Visits:

1. All TB patients notified on or continues treatment after 1st April 2018 including all existing TB patients under treatment are eligible to receive incentives.
2. For availing DBT scheme benefits under NTEP Programme, TB patients have to provide their bank details to the nearest NTEP Health facility.
3. The patient must be registered\notified on the NIKSHAY portal.