Table 1. Roles of treatment initiation sites and FuFs in DR-TB management.
Treatment initiation site (TIS) | Follow up Facility (FuF) |
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• Initiating and offering “start-to-finish” case management (monthly clinic reviews, monitoring and managing side effects, offering DR-TB expert Panel services, and conducting cohort reviews to assign treatment outcomes) | • Providing DOT to DR-TB patients on ambulatory care |
• Providing adherence counselling and education to patients and families | |
• Conducting patients’ home visits for contact tracing, nutrition, and infection control assessments. | |
• Training and mentoring FuFs for ambulatory care | |
• Managing and supplying DR-TB commodities to all initiated/active patients |
DR-TB, Drug-resistant tuberculosis.