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Mobile medical units equipped with microscopes and digital X-ray machines
available under NHM can be used.
Sputum collection centres must be planned and established in strategic
locations with the help of local NGOs
Missed cases in health system
Opportunity should not be missed to diagnose TB among people who approach
health facility for any other illness. Systems should be strengthened and actively
monitored so as to ensure all presumptive TB cases are identified timely and are
referred for diagnostic evaluation
Establish sputum collection centres in all the primary health centres which do
not have DMC
Enhancing the skills of MOs by providing special training package on
interpretation of X-ray.
Wherever X-ray &histo-pathological/FNAC services are not available then
outsourcing these services should be done.
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