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Annexure 20
Guidelines on activities under ACSM
District teams must formulate ways to strengthen the planning and implementation of the
programme initiatives listed below reported in the Quarterly Report on Programme
Management and Logistics (QRPML). All efforts need to be made to ensure that the
outcome of the initiatives listed below contribute to the achievement of programmatic
objectives including better case finding, treatment adherence, notification etc.
Activities
Objective
Patient Provider
Meetings
Patient support and improving case holding/treatment
adherence
Community Meetings
Improving levels of awareness about TB in the
community to improve referrals, adherence and
address stigma
School-based activities
Improving levels of awareness, referrals
Sensitisation of PPs,
NGOs,
PRIs, Others
For advocacy, building allies for support, additional
resources, improving case finding, case notification
etc.
Outdoor Publicity
Improving levels of awareness about TB, referrals,
adherence and addressing stigma etc.
Patient Provider Meetings
Facilitators:
These meetings are organized by the DOT Provider. STS/ Medical Officer
are to conduct these meetings.
Purpose:
The purpose of the meeting is to counsel
patients in a group who are on treatment or who are about to begin treatment. This is an
opportunity for free interaction between provider and patient and also an opportunity for
patients to clarify their doubts, if any.
Target Group:
Patients on treatment or who are about to begin treatment. There could
be 5- 10 patients (minimum) in each such meetings.
(If there is large number of patients
at one centre, small groups of about 10 patients may be made so that better interaction
takes place between patients and providers
)
Place:
These meeting are to be organized at the health facility.
Duration and Frequency
: These meetings can be organized once a month so that each
patient who is on treatment has the opportunity to attend one such meeting during the
intensive phase.
(Frequency of such meeting would be more than one in a month when
the number of patients is large at one health facility)
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