Dharamshala: The Department of Health, CTA’s HIS staff Ms. Tenzin Dolma, and TB staff Ms. Ngawang Woeser wrapped up an official visit to clinics and hospitals in the northern settlements of Poanta, Lakhanwala, Manduwala, Dekyiling, Clementown, and Delhi.
The visit focused on i) monitoring the Health Information system which is one of the most important aspects of measuring a population or community’s health status, identifying health gaps, developing interventionsand formulating informed health policies. ii) review of TB resources, registers, records, to identify the patients challenges and formulating the way forward. The team also focused on identifying the needs of eye and ear camps based on the OPD data of the hospital.