Health experts have stressed on collaborative effort and innovative strategies to combat tuberculosis (TB) at the regional level. They made such remarks during the third edition of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) South Asia TB Day held in Kathmandu on Thursday, February 29. The day-long event brought together over 80 medical experts and academics from South…
Read MoreNutritional Support was distributed by the NTCC Director; Dr. Prajowl Shrestha On 2080.11.11 at DR TB Treatment Center, NTCC. The National Tuberculosis Control program provides Nutritional Support and transportation cost up to 5000 to each DR TB patient every month with the purpose of improving nutritional status of the patients during their treatment period. Global…
Read Moreमिति २०८० पौष २६ र २७ गते बैतडी, माघ ३ र गते ४ इटहरी, सुनसरी र फाल्गुण ४ र ५ गते पथलैया, बारामा एकीकृत स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्थापन प्रणाली र इ टि बि सम्बन्धी अभिमुखिकरण कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न भयो । उक्त कार्यक्रममा क्षयरोग डट्स केन्द्र रहेका स्वास्थ्य संस्थाका स्थ्यकर्मीहरु तथा स्थानिय तहका स्वास्थ्य शाखाका स्वास्थ्यकर्मीहरु सहभागि रहेका थिए…
Read MoreThe Continuing Medical Education (CME) program on quality TB diagnosis and management was conducted for the final year students of Postgraduate and MBBS, along with the concerned department head, professors, assistant professors, TB focal person, and laboratory staff of Medical Colleges (i.e., Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu medical College, College of Medical Sciences and Chitwan Medical…
Read MoreNTCC organized an orientation program on drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) including TB Free Nepal Initiative on 17th January at Thaha Municipality, Makwanpur, 4th of February at Shankarapur Municipality, Kathmandu and 8th of February at Banepa Municipality, Kavre. The participants of an orientation program are elected representatives of the local government, administrative officers, volunteers, health care workers, and other key…
Read MoreNTCC organized a provincial level orientation on TB Free Nepal Initiative in Bagmati Province on 16 to 17 Magh 2080 in Kathmandu. The participants of the orientation are the health unit chiefs of 20 additional local levels who are about to begin the implementation of TB Free Nepal Initiative in this current fiscal year onwards,…
Read MoreSecond Phase of expansion of “TB Free Nepal Initiative” to 100 additional Palikas was formally inaugurated by Honorable Health Minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet at Chautara,Sanghachowkgadi Municipality-Sindhupalchowk on 2080-10-21. The first Phase of the initiative was implemented in 25 Palika since fiscal year 2078.79.
Read MoreNTCC is developing the Minimum Service Standard of Diagnostic and Treatment Centers of Tuberculosis. Before the finalization of this document Field Testing was done at different diagnostic and Treatment services including NATA Genetup, kalimati, to assess the Minimum service standard of DR TB Treatment Center in the leadership of NTCC Director, Dr. Prajjowl Shrestha. Service…
Read MorePatient Cost Survey advisory committee Meeting was conducted at the Ministry of Health and Population on the Chairmanship of additional Secretary, Dr. Bikash Devkota, on 26 January, 2024. Objective of this meeting was to share the update and progress of the Patient Cost Survey which was started in this fiscal year.
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