Training programme organized for the TB STS

ALIGARH  : The Department of Respiratory Medicine, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University hosted a training programme for the senior treatment supervisors (STS), Aligarh District as part of the Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB (PMDT) under the supervision of UP STF Vice Chairman, Prof Mohammad Shameem and Prof Haris M Khan.

The WHO consultant, Dr Umar Aqeel, Nodal Officer (Clinical) Dr Nafees Khan, Nodal Officer (Public Health) Dr Abedi, Deputy DTO Dr Imran, several chairmen of different specialties and their medical officers attended a meeting to assess the work progress of the last quarter and discussed various aspects of National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).

The STSs were provided training and were sensitized towards the NTEP according to the PMDT guidelines.