Course for Health Volunteers in National TB Elimination Program

Pre-test assessment

1.1.1 Tuberculosis

1.1.2 Burden of TB in India

1.1.3 TB Causative organism

1.1.4 Determinants of TB Disease

1.1.5 Vulnerable Population for Tuberculosis

1.1.6 Mode of TB Transmission

1.1.7 Symptoms of TB Disease

1.1.8 Progression to TB Disease

1.1.9 TB Infection

1.1.10 TB Infection Vs Active TB Disease

1.2.1 Tuberculosis Unit [TU]

1.2.2 National TB Elimination Program [NTEP]

1.2.3 Stages in TB Patient's Lifecycle

1.2.4 Categorization of TB Treatment Regimen

1.2.5 TB Case classification in NTEP

1.2.6 Patient interaction with TB Care Ecosystem

1.2.7 Role of Health Volunteers

1.3.1 Presumptive TB

1.3.2 Presumptive Pulmonary TB

1.3.3 Testing for TB diagnosis

1.3.4 Biological Specimen for Diagnosis of TB

1.3.5 Sputum Collection Process

1.3.6 Role of Health Volunteers in TB Case Finding

1.3.7 Prevention of TB

1.4.1 Nikshay

1.4.2 Nikshay interfaces- Web and Mobile application

1.4.3 TB Aarogya Sathi

2.1.1 Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis(DS-TB)

2.1.2 DSTB Treatment Phases

2.1.3 Treatment Regimen for DSTB – Adult

2.1.4 Fixed Dose Combinations [FDC]s

2.1.5 FDCs used in NTEP

2.1.6 Adverse Drug Reactions(ADRs) to First Line Treatment

2.1.7 Follow-up of TB patient

2.1.8 Long Term Post-treatment follow up of TB patients

2.1.9 Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis(DR-TB)

2.1.10 Adverse Drug Reactions(ADRs) to Second Line Treatment

2.1.11 TB Infection

2.1.12 Regimen for TPT

2.2.1 TB Treatment Adherence

2.2.2 Importance of Treatment adherence

2.2.3 Recording and Monitoring Adherence

2.2.4 Digital Adherence Monitoring Technologies

2.2.5 Recording manual doses in Ni-kshay

2.2.6 Recording missed doses in Ni-kshay

2.2.7 Role of Health Volunteers in TB Treatment and care

3.1.1 Public Health Actions

3.1.2 Contact Tracing and Investigation

3.1.3 Home visit to TB Patients

3.1.4 Treatment supporter to TB Patient

3.1.5 Task performed by Health Volunteers on Home Visit to TB Patient

3.2.1 TB Aarogya Sathi

3.2.2 Download the Tb Arogya Sathi App and Steps to Login

3.2.3 Health Facilities

3.2.4 Summary and Treatment Progress View

3.2.5 View Adherence Details

3.2.6 View DBT Details

3.2.7 Adding bank details in the Arogya Sathi App

3.2.8 Symptom Checker-Overview

3.2.9 Screening for Self and Others

3.3.1 TB Awareness Generation in Community

3.3.2 Counselling of TB Patients

3.3.3 Do's & Don'ts for Patient Communication

3.3.4 Nutritional Counselling for TB Patients

3.4.1 Stigma and Discrimination towards TB Patient

3.4.2 Effects of Stigma on TB Patients

3.4.3 Treatment Supporter Honorarium Eligibility

3.5.1 Community Engagement

3.5.2 Importance of Community Engagement in TB

3.5.3 TB Champion

3.5.4 Role of Health Volunteers in Community Engagement

3.6.1 Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) under NTEP

3.6.2 DBT Schemes in NTEP

3.6.3 Criteria for availing DBT Scheme benefits under NPY