TB  KILLS  2 PERSONS EVERY  THREE  MINUTES   IN  INDIA   MOSTLY OF  PRODUCTIVE  AGE  (15‐50 YEARS) ,THE LARGEST NUMBERS IN THE WORLD

INDIA IS NO.1 AMONNGST  22 HIGH BURDEN  COUNTRIES (HBCs)  OF THE WORLD AND  HARBOURS ONE‐FIFTH OF THE TOTAL  NUMBER OF  TB CASES IN THE  WORLD WITH 5000 NEW CASES  DAILY   

West Bengal RNTCP‐PPM Project 
JALPAIGURI DISTRICT

IN INDIA MORE THAN  3 LAKHS CHILDREN HAVE TO DROP OUT OF  SCHOOLS AND ABOUT 1 LAKH WOMEN ARE DESERTED BY FAMILIES  BECAUSE OF TB
District Project Implementation and Monitoring
Committee (PIMC) Meeting
June 09 ; 1:15 p.m   
Venue : Office of the CMOH , Jalpaiguri 
 

AGENDA

™ Opening remarks : by CMOH and PIMC Advisor

™ Implementation of RNTCP-PPM schemes in the district
™ Signing of “Letters of Agreement” and distribution of “Referral Formats”
™ Funds for PPM schemes and/or provision of re-allocation
™ Involvement of IMA in RNTCP
™ Involvement of Private Laboratories in RNTCP
™ Involvement of Rural Practitioners (RMPs) in RNTCP
™ Involvement of Health Sector NGOs in RNTCP
™ Involvement of Practitioners of Other System of Medicine in RNTCP
™ Formal training of PPM-involved Private Providers on RNTCP
™ Progress of PPM activities in the district
™ Concluding session.

THERE IS AN ALARMING THREAT OF FURTHER RESURGENCE OF TB BECAUSE OF GROWING EPIDEMIC OF HIV / AIDS IN INDIA