District DR-TB Centre Committee: Terms of Reference [ToR]

The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the District DR-TB Centre (DDR-TBC) committee are:

• Ensure arrangements for patient treatment initiation as per the Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) guidelines. 
• Periodic review of treatment initiation, active Drug Safety Monitoring and Management (aDSM) and patient monitoring activities carried out at the DDR-TBC.
• Coordinate with the District TB Officer (DTO), TB Unit (TU), Health Facility (HF), other departments and Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) to ensure the patient is linked with all essential services required. 
• Empanel the private practitioners of various disciplines which are not available in the committee and are required for the management of DR-TB. 
• Arrange tele/ video consultation with a relevant specialist on a case-to-case basis as well as with the linked nodal DR-TB centre to seek guidance required for clinical decision support. The DDR-TBC should also arrange tele/ video consultation with HFs on a case-to-case basis to provide required clinical decision support. 
• Account for review of record, report, and Nikshay data entry. 
• Monitor performance of DR-TB and PMDT in the catchment geography using analysis of data from downloadable Nikshay reports and dashboard. 

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB in India, 2021.

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