AIMS And Objectives of the NTEP Core Committee in AIMS
To widen access and improving the quality of TB services, involvement of medical colleges and their hospitals is of paramount importance. The current mechanism of their involvement through structured task forces at National, Zonal and State levels will be continued during the NSP period. The role of the task forces will continue to be as it is. The main role of the NTF will be to recommend policy suggestion regarding medical colleges’ involvement in the RNTCP and monitor the activities of the ZTF.
The ZTF will facilitate the establishment, functioning, and monitoring of State Task Forces (STF), and coordinate between the NTF and STF. The STF will facilitate establishment of DMCs and DOT centres, in all the medical colleges in the respective States. Scope of activities of medical colleges are going to be expanded with increasing diagnostic and treatment services in newer areas of TB control efforts. This will include following:
NTEP – AIMS Core Committee members
Name | Department & Designation |
Dr Shivaramu MG | Principal |
Dr Sagar B G | Medical Superintendent |
Dr Anil | District Tuberculosis Officer, Mandya |
Dr Shashikantha SK | Associate professor, Community Medicine, NTEP Nodal Officer (Co-ordinator) |
Dr Raghavendra SK | Assistant Professor, Community Medicine |
Dr Venkatesha D | Prof & Head, Microbiology |
Dr Geetha Avadhani | Prof, Surgery |
Dr Manu | Assistant Professor, Pharmacology |
Dr Sanjay M | Associate Professor, Pathology |
Dr Chiranth N | senior resident, Radiology |