Establishment
of Nodal Centres
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Selected medical
colleges should function as nodal centres in the four zones of the
country. These nodal centres will form a base for the core group
to operate in their identified region/states.
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The core group will
facilitate adoption of RNTCP in practice and teaching by increasing
number of colleges through advocacy for the programme and conducting
sensitization workshops, training etc. They may undertake visits
to these medical colleges for these purposes. They may also be involved
in appraisal of districts to assess the preparedness for service
delivery as well as in monitoring and supervisory activities of
the programme.
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This group should
monitor specific targets in terms of plans and recommendations and
should systematically monitor:
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Number of medical
colleges in RNTCP areas serving as designated MCs, TUs, and
treatment observation centres, and the number of medical colleges
within RNTCP areas which are not serving in any of these functions;
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The impact
of advocacy, sensitization and other activities undertaken
by the group in facilitating adoption of RNTCP by colleges
not yet involved in the programme; and its impact in improving
services amongst those already involved in the programme;
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Highlighting
the effectiveness of collaboration of successful centres and
its lessons disseminated;
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Teaching of
RNTCP incorporated into medical college curriculum at various
levels.
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The nodal centres
will undertake activities in co-ordination with the CTD, GOI.
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5. |
The nodal centres
should be provided with necessary support for undertaking these
activities by the RNTCP.
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