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Progress in Implementation of TB/HIV Collaborative activities

This report discusses the implementation and results of TB/HIV collaborative activities in India, challenges faced, and strategies for scaling up services. It includes data on HIV prevalence in TB patients, the need for intensified case finding, and the national efforts to integrate TB and HIV services. Areas such as intensified TB/HIV packages, training programs implementation, and future steps are highlighted.

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Progress in Implementation of TB/HIV Collaborative activities

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  1. Progress in Implementation of TB/HIV Collaborative activities Dr.L.S.Chauhan Deputy Director General (TB) India

  2. Contents • Results of Periodic HIV Surveillance in TB patients-2006-07 • Scaling-up comprehensive TB/HIV services with recording & reporting • Intensified Case Finding in India • Challenges

  3. HIV Surveillance in TB patients2006-07

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  5. 0-4% 5-10% >10% HIV prevalence in TB patients, 2006-7

  6. HIV surveillance findings • Wide distribution of HIV seroprevalence among TB patients • Creates operational challenges for the design of collaborative TB-HIV interventions • Prevalence of HIV among TB patients > 5% in 8/9 districts from states with high HIV prevalence • Provider-initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) appropriate • In low-HIV prevalence areas, >95% of TB patients were HIV-negative • HIV testing and care still centralized • Testing all TB patients may generate substantial operational difficulties with minimal additional yield

  7. Scaling up comprehensive TB/HIV services in India Nationwide scale-up of • TB/HIV training • ICF at all HIV care settings and VCTs • Referral of TB-HIV patients to NACP for HIV care including CPT and ART

  8. N A G A L A N D M A N I P U R M A H A R A S H T R A A N D H R A P R A D E S H K A R N A T A K A T A M I L N A D U ‘Intensified TB/HIV package’ for high HIV burden states Intensified TB/HIV package • Routine offer of VCT to all TB patients • One page guidance tool developed • Provision of CPT to HIV infected TB pts • Programmatic implementation of shared confidentiality of HIV status in HIV high burden states • CPT at DOT centre by RNTCP • HIV status, CPT, and ART integrated into TB programme records and reports Mizoram 9 states; 158 districts; ~317 million population Goa Pondicherry

  9. Intensified TB/HIV package- Expanded RNTCP recording & reporting TB Treatment cards with HIV status, CPT, ART Case-finding and treatment outcome reports TB registers with HIV status, CPT, ART

  10. Intensified TB/HIV package- Status • RNTCP recording and reporting changes implemented (w.e.f. April,08) • Joint training material on additional activities eg. Decentralized CPT, being developed • Trainings expected from May,08 • Intensified package to be scaled-up in a phased manner

  11. Intensified TB Case finding

  12. TB suspects referred from VCT centres for evaluation, 2005-2007 > 5 fold increase in referrals

  13. VCT clients diagnosed with TB 2005-2007 > 2 fold increase in diagnosed TB cases

  14. Morning at an ART Centre

  15. ICF in ART Centres • ART Centres in India (April, 2008) • Total no of ART Centre: 147 • PLHA on ART: 126,424 • PLHA on Pre-ART: 398,822 • ART-DOTS linkages developed • 2 page guidance tool prepared to facilitate TB ICF • Implementation so far has been sub-optimal due to operational reasons

  16. TB-ICF in HIV high risk populations (involving HIV NGOs) • Collaboration between RNTCP and ‘Avahan’ network of NGOs involved in HIV prevention • Activities: • Training of STI clinic staff & peer educators • Symptom screening during routine bi-monthly interaction at work place • Routine symptom screening at STI clinics for all patients • Referral to microscopy center • DOTS treatment by NGO • Next steps: • Evaluation & scale up

  17. Pathway to comprehensive TB/HIV services in India • Improve TB services at ART centres & CCCs • Standardize ICF in ART Centres • Need operational guidelines for airborne infection control • Implement intensified TB/HIV package • Develop training material & undertake trainings • Train > 22000 medical providers, ~35000 para-medicals on new TB/HIV interventions • Finalization of RNTCP-supported ‘NGO scheme’ to support TB services (ICF, referral, & DOTS) for vulnerable high-HIV prevalence populations • Generate evidence and conduct operational feasibility trials for IPT

  18. Thank you

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