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E: Ensure Continuation of MDR-TB Treatment • • • • • • • •
Support MDR-TB patients everyday as they continue to come for supervised treatment Identify patients who may interrupt Category IV treatment and help solve the problem Take necessary actions for an MDR-TB patient who interrupts treatment Trace an MDR-TB patient who interrupts treatment and cannot be located Decentralize MDR-TB patients from Treatment Center to Treatment Site Coordinate medical referrals Coordinate MDR-TB patients’ transfers between MDR-TB treatment facilities Retrieve MDR-TB patients experiencing difficulties while receiving Category IV treatment at Treatment Sites
F: Manage Drugs and Supplies for MDR-TB • • • • • • •
Identify the drugs available for MDR-TB treatment Describe the procurement and forecasting of SLD Trace the distribution of drugs from point of source to point of use Prepare drugs for patients receiving MDR-TB regimens Order using the drug request forms Plan for other supplies Observe good drug management procedures for the safe keeping of anti-TB drugs and supplies
G: Monitor MDR-TB Case Detection and Treatment • • • • • • • • •
Enumerate the group indicators and the specific indicators related to MDR-TB case detection and treatment Define the indicators including their numerators and denominators Refer to the source documents for indicators for case detection and treatment Be familiar with the schedule of reporting for specific indicators Collect data on MDR-TB case detection Collect data on Category IV treatment Calculate indicators Analyze indicators Plan appropriate actions to solve problems
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