National Tuberculosis Program – Eastern Development Region
As of March 2017, the following activities have been accomplished in the eastern Development Region:
- Regional Planning/Sharing Meeting on 20th Feb 2017 with RHD, RTLO, Save the Children and BNMT staffs.
- Pre-planning and coordination meeting from 1st to 11th March 2017 with D/PHO, RTLO, DTLO and BNMT staffs.
- Total 6 numbers of one-day district wise planning and sharing workshops conducted on various dates from 6th to 14th March with D/PHO, RTLO, DTLO, District Supervisor and BNMT staffs.
- District level stakeholder’s coordination and collaboration meetingon 22nd February 2017with NATA, Biratnagar.
- TB orientation to school health teachers conducted in Jhapaon 15th March for 20 participants focusing on NTP, NSP,Tuberculosis, BNMT project and its working modality;also developed an action plan for school children orientation.
- Joint monitoring and supportive supervision visit from 1st to 15th March 2017 lead by Regional TB/Leprosy focal person to 7 intervention districts.
During this period, the project successfully detected 6 new cases in hard to reach population in terai districts by establishing sputum courier system to Microscopic centres.
Planning and sharing workshop at Morang district 
RTLO, Mr Dhruba Uraw during the planning workshop at Morang 
Pre-Planning meeting with DPHO team at Udayapur 
Regional level planning and sharing meeting with RHD team and SCI representatives
News & Events
Talk in University of York on, ‘Improving equity in patient-centric Tuberculosis care in Nepal’
Participation in Women’s Health ConferenceStories
Living beyond TB
Sunita (name changed) is a 51-year-old housewife living in a remote village Simalghari in Chitwan district. She belongs to a poor family. Although suffering from poverty, she has lived a happy life. One day after returning from her father’s house,...