Active case finding health economic evaluation presentation in National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal

BNMT Nepal was honoured to attend the 5^th National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal organized by Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) from 10-12 April 2019. On behalf of the organization, one of the project managers, Ms. Kritika Dixit gave an oral presentation on “Is active case finding an effective strategy to reduce catastrophic costs for tuberculosis treatment in Nepal?”

BNMT also presented two posters entitled “Socio-economic barriers and facilitators to engagement in MDR TB treatment: a qualitative exploration from the patient perspective” and “Community based Active TB Case finding intervention in Central Nepal”. Poster presentations were prepared by District Program Coordinators, Mr. Tara Prasad Aryal and Mr. Ram Narayan Pandit. A team of four members including Advocacy, Networking and Resource Mobilization Manager Ms. Saki Thapa and Public Engagement and Training Officer Ms. Bibha Dhungel participated in the summit.