Integrated Training Module for HIV/TB Collaborative Activities

Tuberculosis continues to be a public health challenge in India and it is commonest opportunistic infection in persons living with HIV (PLHIV), TB is the foremost cause of dath among people living with HIV. To mitigate the effect of dual burden of HIV and TB co-infection the ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India through its National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and Central TB Division has been undertaking joint collaborative efforts as per the National Framework for HIV TB collaborative activities in India.

Training of staff under NACP and RNTCP is very crucial for strengthening of TB/HIV activities and imparting updated knowledge regarding HIV/TB to program staff. To streamline the training, both  the programmes envisage, that uniform, standardized modular training be imparted to all the programme and general health staff throughout the country.