Role of a DTO

The District TB Officer is the manager the programme at the district level. They have various key responsibilities which can be discussed under the following heads:

1. Planning
   • Prepare the annual PIP and budget of the district and share it with the state
   • Identify interventions/solutions to local problems 
   • Prepare proposals and implement it
   • Locally adapt the strategies of the NSP toward TB Elimination to the district/ state
2. Execution/Implementation
   • Programmatic interventions (areas that are high importance to the district/state)
   • New interventions identified by the state/district
3. Supervision
   • Planning supervisory visits
   • Supervise program service delivery in comparison to expected quality standards
   • Provide handholding of service delivery personnel to ensure quality through supportive supervision
4. Monitoring and Evaluation
   • Monitoring of the program performance against standard indicators (TB index) prescribed by NTEP. 
   • Monitoring of the progress against the PIP prepared
   • Ensuring updated data base of subdistrict and peripheral level program managers and stakeholders
   • Reviewing and analysing data entry in platforms like Nikshay and Nikshay Aushadhi
   • Collection and use of additional program management data 
   • Identify areas (Time, Place, Person) of low performance
   • Provide Feedback 
   • Conduct periodic programmatic reviews for all of the above
5. Administration
   • Procurements and supply chain management- managing procurements of supplies and timely availability of optimum stocks of drugs
   • Logistics management – managing stocks, requisitions, reconstitution of the Patient wise boxes Vendor and contract Management.
   • Finance Management (Budgeting) – Preparing and utilizing finances adequately
   • State/district level human resource management
6. Advocacy and coordination (for securing resources/commitment as per plan)
   • Ensure coordination with different levels of NTEP (central, state, district and sub district)
   • Identifying NGOs and Private Practitioners for partnership through various schemes and enter into MoU.
   • Coordinating and liaison with stakeholders of the program like medical Colleges, NGOs, professional organizations, private practitioners etc.
   • Collecting and compiling necessary documents for disbursal of Grant in Aid to the NGOs and PPS.
7. Training
   • Planning and organization of trainings
   • Presentation of standard training material
   • Demonstration
   • Conduct Knowledge Sharing and cross-learning activities