No. 395/2012/H&FWD complete information o all TB cases ...

GOVERNMENT OF KERALAHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (P) DEPARTMENTNOTIFICATIONG.O.(P) No. 395/2012/H&FWDDated, Thiruvananthapuram, 27.11.2012.In order to ensure proper TB diagnosis and case management, reduce TB transmissionand address the problen is of emergence and spread of Drug Resistant TB, it is essential to havecomplete information o all TB cases. Therefore, Govt. of India, as per Notification No.Z-28015/2/2012-TB da ed 07.05.2012, made TB a notifiable Disease. This has made itmandatory for health c tre providers including clinical establishment run or managed by theGovernment, Co-opera tive, Private, NGO sector and individual practitioners to notify everyTB cases detected in th prescribed monthly report format for TB notification, annexed hereto(Annexure I) to the District Medical Officer (Health) through District TB Officer of theconcerned District.For the purpose c f case notification a TB case is defined as follows:i) A patientbacilli, orRapid Diagagnosed with at least one sputum specimen positive for acid fastilture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or RNTCP endorsedostic molecular test positive for tuberculosis.ii) A patient diagnosed clinically as a case of tuberculosis, without microbiologicconfirmation, and initiated on anti-TB drugs.2)

-2-Whereas, it is ex sedient to endorse and publish the notification issued by Govt. of Indiaas above, directives is h reby issued that every medical practitioner who, in the course of his/herpractice, becomes cog izant of the existence of any type of TB cases, shall report theinformation to the Dis ct Medical Officer (Health) through District TB Officer of theconcerned District whos contact details are annexed to this Notification (Annex ure -I l).For more detailed nformation, official designated for the purpose, whose contract detailsare annexed hereto, shal be contacted. (Annexure III).By Order of the Governor,RAJEEV SADA ANDAN,Principal Secretary o Government.Copy for immediate further necessary action, to:The Director ofThe Director ofThe State TB Ofealth Services, Thiruvananthapuram.[edical Education, Thiruvananthapuramcer, Thiruvananthapuramwith request to bringthis notification to thenotice of all concernedfor compliance.)The Director, Information & Public Relations, Thiruvananthapuram - (with requestto facilitate videdissemination of thisGovt. notification & forpublishing in the websitewww.kerala.gov.in ))Phe State Missio Director, li NRHM, Thiruvananthapuram (with request to publishthe notification in the website`www.arogyakeralam.gov.in')

Annexure IMonthly ReportTB NotificationPeriod of reporting: From ./.. ./. To / /Name of the health facility / practitioner / LaboratoryRegistration Number Telephone (with STD) . Mobile numberComplete Address:ESrNoName of TB Patient /ID of patientAge ; Sex(yrs) ; (NI/F/0)Gol issuedidentificationnumber(Aadhaar,etc), ifavailableComplete residentialaddressPatient PhonenumberDate of TBDiagnosisDate of TBtreatmentinitiation,111i 11-1-,I,_1.------1 -Signature . Date: /.. ./..

Annexure -Notification of TB casesThe institution/ Practitioners reports TB cases in prescribed format to the District Medical Officer (H)/DistrictTB Officer for TB Notification as per Z-28015/2/2012-TB, Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family WelfareContact details of District Medical Office/ District TB Officers'S1.No District DMOs Office No. Name of the DTO Office No. Mobile No Email ID1 Thiruvananthapuram 0471- 2473257 Dr. Shabna 0471-2464470 9446309282 dtoketrm@rntcp.org2 Kollam 0474-2799299, 2795017 Dr. Krishnaveni 0474-2748985 9447588615 dtokeklm@rntcp.org3 Pathanamthitta 0468-2228220, 2222642 Dr. Manikantan 0468-2310890 9447894073 dtokeptm@rntcp.org4 Alappuzha 0477-2252329, 2251650 Dr. Jalajamony 0477-2252861 9447005353 dtokeapz@rntcp.org5 Kottayam 0486-2233030 Dr. Floramma Chacko 0481-2303965 9961205332 dtokekot@rntcp.org6 Idukki 0481-2562923, 2562778 Dr. Suresh Varghese. S 0486-2233157 9447757899 dtokeidk@rntcp.org7 Ernakulam 0484-2360802, 2369567 Dr.Savitha 0484-2225491 9747599579 dtokeenk@rntcp.org8 Thrissur 0487-2333050, 2333242 Dr. Flemi Jose 0487-2428886 9447728862 dtokethr@rntcp.org9 Palakkad 0491-2505264, 2505189 Dr. Lekshmi 0491-2529545 9447190914 dtokeplk@rntcp.org10 Kozhikode 0495-2370540,2370494 Dr. Santhosh 0495-2740951 9446112608 dtokelczk@rntcp.org11 Kannur 0497-2700709, 2700194 Dr. Jameela. M 0497-2733491 9496343191 dtokeknu@rntcp.org12 Malappuram 0483-2766857, 2766241 Dr. Nandakumar. K. V 0483-2761064 9447629030 dtokempm@rntcp.org13 Wayanad 0493-5241150,5240390 Dr. C. Sakeer 0493-5244149 9895646991 dtokewyd@rntcp.org14 Kasargod 0467-2203118,2209433 Dr. Raviprasada.K 0499-4222480 9446076699 dtokeksg@rntcp.org

Annexure - III11For urther Clarifications and Help: Call State level RNTCP TeamDr. S.Jayasankar- Addl. Director of Health Services-TB/State TB Officer (0471-2466058, 9447074250)Dr. Sunil Kumar. M- Director, State TB Training & Demonstration Centre (9447155334)Dr. Rajani Balachandran- Medical Officer, State TB Cell (0471-2466058)Dr. B.Prabhakumari- State TB-HIV Coordinator, State TB Cell (0471-2466058)Dr. Anoop - Asst. Programme Officer/Epidemiologist, State TB Cell (8281330775)Dr. Shibu Balakrishnan- WHO RNTCP Consultant (9388158442)Dr. DSA Karthickeyan- WHO RNTCP Consultant (9349517762)Dr. Sanjeev Nair - Associate Professor, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, MCH- Trivandrum (9446327204)Dr. Praveen Sanker- Microbiologist- Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL) (9895251869)Email : STOKE©rntcp.org/ STOKE@tbcindia.nic.inSMS 9447074250 / 8281330775Nikshaywww.nikshay.gov.in/ www. tbcindia.nic.inDOTSg1a-if4)1,,se I cite