TB CARE Annual Work Plan and Budget

The program's lead partner is The Union, and it operates under the workplan timeframe of October 2015 to September 2016. The quarterly report for April-June 2016 highlights several significant achievements. One of the key initiatives is the "Call to Action for a TB-Free India," which aims to mobilize stakeholders to build political will, leadership, and partnerships to end TB in India. The program has partnered with Rotary India to raise awareness among Rotarians and key target groups, including schools, private health practitioners, and key populations. As a result, Rotary India's National TB Control Committee will conduct sensitization meetings and awareness generation activities in partnership with the National TB Program and The Union. The program has also partnered with Medanta – The Medicity to launch mobile van interventions for TB diagnosis in six districts of Haryana. The mobile van is equipped with digital x-ray and a team led by a pulmonologist, providing free chest x-ray services to presumptive sputum smear-negative patients. The program has increased visibility of TB through various initiatives, including engaging parliamentarians to advocate with policymakers, raising questions on TB during the budget session of the parliament, and featuring TB survivors' stories on social media. The stories have broken the silence regarding TB and motivated people to fight the stigma associated with it. The program has also conducted an assessment of TB services in Tibetan Settlements in India, which revealed a high burden of both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB in these populations. The report recommends scaling up interventions aimed at early diagnosis and treatment through active case finding and contact tracing, as well as improving airborne infection control measures at the facility and community level. Another key initiative is the project offering upfront access to Xpert MTB/Rif testing for the diagnosis of pediatric TB, implemented by FIND. The project has reported a 24% increase in enrolment of children with TB symptoms, with 8702 suspects tested between April-June 2016 compared to 7039 suspects between January-March 2016. The project has also detected 665 TB cases, of which 55 were found to be Rifampicin resistant. The program has also reported progress in other areas, including the diagnosis of children with TB, the assessment of TB services in Tibetan Settlements, and the implementation of the New Funding Model (NFM). The program's quarterly report highlights the achievements and progress made in the second quarter of 2016. The Challenge TB program in India is a collaborative effort to combat tuberculosis in the country. The program's initiatives, including the "Call to Action for a TB-Free India" and the project offering upfront access to Xpert MTB/Rif testing for pediatric TB, have shown significant progress in the second quarter of 2016. The program's quarterly report highlights the achievements and progress made in these areas. The program's partnerships with Rotary India and Medanta – The Medicity have been instrumental in raising awareness and improving TB diagnosis in the country. The program's initiatives have also increased visibility of TB and motivated people to fight the stigma associated with it. The program's assessment of TB services in Tibetan Settlements has revealed a high burden of TB in these populations, and the report recommends scaling up interventions aimed at early diagnosis and treatment. The program's project offering upfront access to Xpert MTB/Rif testing for pediatric TB has reported a significant increase in enrolment of children with TB symptoms and detected a high number of TB cases. Overall, the Challenge TB program in India has made significant progress in the second quarter of 2016, and its initiatives have shown promise in combating tuberculosis in the country.