4th Revised National TB Control Programme(RNTCP) Regional Review Meeting (North Region)

TB program manager of Department of Health, CTA (TVHA) Ms.Tenzin Tsetan along with TB Medical Officer of Delek hospital Dr Sonam Topgyal attended the 4th Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) Regional Review Meeting (North region) held at Chandigarh from 1st to 3rd April 2019. The meeting was a part of series of regional meetings planned across the country to monitor and review program interventions for effective TB control so as to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of TB elimination by 2025. The state TB officials from Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand along with officials of Central TB Division, MOH&FW, Government of India and its partners such as Union, FIND, CHRI (JEET) attended the meeting under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary & Director General (RNTCP & NACP). The meeting was organized by Central TB Division MOH&FW, GoI funded by the Global Fund and it’s partner FIND. During this meeting the program manager and the TB medical officer had the opportunity to meet with state TB officials including State TB Officer (STO) of Himachal Pradesh and apprised them about the activities that are being implemented by the Health Department, CTA (TVHA) and Delek hospital in the state.