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The medical colleges in India have been involved under NTEP in a structured task force mechanism of National, Zonal and State level task forces in addition to the medical college core committee. The main role of the NTF is to guide, provide leadership and advocacy for the NTEP, recommend policy suggestions regarding medical colleges’ involvement in the NTEP, coordinate with the Central TB Division, and monitor the activities of the Zonal Task Force (ZTF).
Task Force Mechanism
For effective implementation of the programme in medical colleges, the programme functions through a Task Force mechanism at the National, Zonal and State levels.
• A National Task Force (NTF) and six Zonal Task Forces (ZTF) have been formed for their effective involvement in NTEP. Within each zone, nominated medical colleges have been given the responsibility to function as nodal centres. All states which have medical colleges have formed State Task Forces (STF).
• ZTF facilitates the establishment & functioning of State Task Forces (STF), coordinates between the national and STF, as well as between medical colleges and the State/District TB Centres, and monitors the activities of STF.
Fig 1: Structure of the task force
• STF facilitates establishment of various NTEP facilities like Microscopy Centre/CBNAAT lab, Treatment centre, Drug resistant TB centre etc in Medical Colleges. It also facilitates implementation of other activities like research pertaining to TB in Medical colleges.
• Core Committees, at the level of medical colleges facilitate inter-departmental coordination for programme implementation. In each medical college, there should be a core committee to arrange for training and overseeing the functioning of the microscopy / treatment centre in their respective institutions.
• Medical colleges are supported with Medical officer, Lab technician & TB Health visitor to facilitate implementation of NTEP activities
Resources
- NTEP training modules 5 to 9 for program managers and medical officers
Assessment
| Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 | Correct answer | Correct explanation | Page id | Part of Pre-test | Part of Post-test |
| How many zonal Task forces are present in India? | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | The zones are-North, East, North-East, West, South 1, South 2. | |||
| Which of these statements is false? | STF facilitates establishment of various NTEP facilities like Microscopy Centre/CBNAAT lab, Treatment centre, Drug resistant TB centre | Core Committees, at the level of medical colleges facilitate inter-departmental coordination for programme implementation | STF facilitates the establishment & functioning of Zonal Task Forces (ZTF), coordinates between the national and ZTF | The medical colleges in India have been involved under NTEP in a structured task force mechanism of National, Zonal and State level task forces in addition to the medical college core committee | 3 | ZTF facilitates the establishment & functioning of State Task Forces (STF), coordinates between the national and STF. |
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