Header Photo: WHO/TBP/Davenport
India advocacy plan 13 February 2009
The three specific areas for TB advocacy identified were:
- Increasing participation of private medical practitioners from 10% - 20% by 2010.
- Formation of one patient group in each district by Dec 2009.
- Accessibility to diagnostic treatment facilities in each state: basic services in difficult to reach states (360 sec) and higher end facilities (35 IRLs).
Groups were formed around these three areas for development of an advocacy plan.
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Plan 1: Accessibility to diagnostic treatment facilities in each state: basic services in difficult to reach states (360 sec) and higher end facilities (35 IRLs). |
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Objective 1 – to establish sputum collection centres: 144 by March 2010; 216 by March 2011 Objective 2 – to establish 35 IRLs in 35 States/ 4 UTs: 11 IRL by 2011; 24 IRL by 2014 |
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| Target | Activities | Partners | How | Timeframe | Overall Responsibility |
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CTD STO's DTO's CDMO's |
Assessment and mapping of inaccessible & difficult to reach areas |
Local NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, PRI etc SHC? |
By implementing activities |
144 SCC – March 2010 216 SCC – March 2011 11 IRL - 2011 24 IRL - 2014 |
Convener NTC |
| Mapping of NHO/other partner organisations | |||||
| Meeting with officials & align with plan | |||||
| Sortlisting of NGOs | |||||
| Quarterly review meetings | |||||
| Plan 2: Formation of one patient group in each district by Dec 2009. | |||||
| Target | Activities | Partners | How | Timeframe | Overall Responsibility |
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One patient group per district One patient support group |
Identification of treated patients at sub-district level |
NGOs SHGs ASHA RNTCP staff DOTS providers |
Individual meetingsHome visits Reference from DTO, MOTC STS |
March 2009 – March 2010 | National partnership on TB care and control |
| Advocacy with the TB treated patients on their roles & expectations | |||||
| Regular follow-up meetings with the TTP's | |||||
| Identification and mobilization of patient support groups | |||||
| Training, sensitization of TTP's and support groups | |||||
| Plan 3: Increasing participation of private medical practitioners from 10% - 20% by 2010. | |||||
| Objective 1: To identify PPs willing to participate in RNTCP | |||||
| Target | Activities | Partners | How | Timeframe | Overall Responsibility |
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PPs Traditional healers RMPs Clinics |
Enlightenment of all PPs |
DH and FWs (RNTCP) NGOs IMA RMP Association |
Formation of project implementation Committee with DTCO as ChairpersonMeeting with stakeholders | 2nd and 3rd quarter 2009 | DTCO |
| Sensitization of RNTCP | |||||
| One on one meetings | |||||
| Contacting Medical Associations, like IMA, RMP associations | |||||
| Training and incorporation into RNTCP | |||||
| Objective 2: To assess the involvement of PPs in RNTCP | |||||
| Target | Activities | Partners | How | Timeframe | Overall Responsibility |
| PPs | Printing of referral slip |
IMA RMP Association Stakeholders |
Analysis of:Quarterly Report of RNTCP Feedback from PPs |
4th quarter of 2009 1st quarter of 2010 |
DTO |
| PP provider reference from the lab registry | |||||
| Feedback mechanism from the system and PPs | |||||