PARTNERSHIP FOR TB CARE AND CONTROL IN INDIA

ELI LILLY –INTERVENTION 3 (TRAINING OF TRADITIONAL HEALERS)

REPORTING FORMAT

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER: Support for Implementation & Research (SIR)

STATE: Uttar Pradesh DISTRICT: Unnao BLOCK/TU: Nawabganj (TU: Hasanganj)

Situational analysis completed: YES (Copy Enclosed in prescribed form)

Sensitization meeting with

RNTCP staff

Date No. of Participants

Sensitization Program of

RNTCP Staff

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Trainings: X

Sensitization

meetings:

Venue Date &

Time

No. of

participan

ts

No. of

traditional

healers

registered

and trained

Proportion of

THs trained

among listed in

analysis(projec

t area)

No. of THs

willing to

be DOT

providers

Batch 1

Batch 2

Batch 3

Batch 4

Follow Up: Period: August, 2011

Visits by

part

time/full

time staff

NGO

No. of

THs

visited

No. of TH

with

sustained

engagement

(1-2 suspect

per month)

No. of

referrals

Additional

TB

patients

diagnosed

from the

referral of

THs

No. of THs

using mobile

telephony for

communication

No. of THs

acting as

DOT

providers

Mrs

Vandana

Mishra

45 - 40 - 45 2

Trainings: X

Reviewing

meetings:

Venue Date &

Time

No. of

participants

No. of traditional

healers reviewed

Batch 1

Batch 2

Batch 3

Batch 4

Other related activity:

Sensitisation of RNTCP Staff about the implementation of Eli Lilly Project Intervention 3

‘Training of Traditional Healers’ in Unnao (U.P.) has been organised on 11th August,

2011 at Meeting Hall, CHC, Nawabganj, district- Unnao.

The Meeting was presided over by DTO- Unnao Dr Rakesh Kumar. The participants

were program staff and government officials viz., Medical Officers, Surgeons,

Paediatrician, Gynaecologist Doctor, MO- AYUSH, Lab Technicians, Counsellors, Lab

Assistants, STLS,

BHW, PS, ASHAs,

Nurse, ANM,

Assistants, etc.

The sensitization

Program of RNTCP

Staff was conducted at

CHC Nawabganj,

district- Unnao to

ensure the active and

positive participation

of supporting and

concerning staff to implement ‘Training of Traditional Healers Program’ in that area and

also to maximize the outreach support services to control TB in rural areas.

The program began at 10.30 AM with the registration & formal welcome of Participants

by Mrs.Vandana Mishra, new Program Coordinator. They have also distributed Training

Kits e.g. Pen, Pad, Folder, Literature to all the participants.

Dr SK Srivastava, Director- SIR has addressed all the participants about the Introduction

& Overview of Project for Training of Traditional Healers in Unnao. The session was

conducted during 11.00AM-11.45 AM. The mode of training was participatory.

After that there was Tea Break for about 15 minutes during 11.45 AM-12.00 PM. The

Snakes and Tea were distributed to make environment informal for promoting the

active participation of participants.

Dr Rakesh Kumar, DTO, Unnao has delivered invaluable lecture over the Status of TB in

the district- Unnao, Causes & Cure of TB, Measures being taken to control TB,

Expectation from Traditional Healers to increase the referral & Follow up, Role of DOTS

Providers, etc. He has adopted Lecture & Participatory approach to convey the message.

The session went during 12.00 PM-12.45 PM.

Dr S. Roy, Consultant- WHO, Lucknow has encouraged all the participants by delivering

Motivational lecture on Health Condition and support required for TB control in the

rural areas. He has cited many real instances about the safe and unsafe behavior in the

field in this regard. The session went during 12.45 PM-1.30 PM. He has used the Lecture

& Participatory Approach during the program.

There was a Lunch

Break and all

participants were

provided with Lunch

packets. All participants

have been sensitized till

the moment and were

found being vocal with

DTO, Consultant- WHO,

Director- SIR, CMS-

CHC, and CMS- TU, etc.

about the subject

matter and implementation process.

Dr AK Tripathi, CMS, CHC/TU, Hasanganj, district- Unnao has addressed all the

participants and assured to the implementing agency to extend full support to the

project during the project period. He also elaborated the problem of low referral rate to

TB testing and expressed hope to get the referral rate increased due to active

participation of Traditional Healers. The session went during 2.00 PM- 2.30 PM.

Dr KK Adim, CMS, Community Health Center, Nawabganj, Unnao has addressed the

participants about the testing facility available and the role of supportive staff during

the project implementation. He assured to give the full support to the project and found

it quite useful in accessing the TB suspects in the remote areas. The session went during

2.30 PM- 3.00 PM. The mode of sensitization was Lecture & Participatory Approach.

The program was concluded at by Dr SK Srivastava, Director, Support for

Implementation &

Research (SIR), Lucknow

by reiterating the

concept of the Training

of Traditional Healers in

district- Unnao, The

Union, Eli Lilly Project,

TB- its causes and cure,

Testing facilities,

outreach services,

referral rate in the

district Block wise, the vulnerability, the impact of traditional Healers over rural

community, their prospective role and contribution, and effective TB control in the

areas, etc. He has also encouraged DTO- Unnao to extend full support to the project

openly and accordingly, DTO- Unnao rose from his chair and instructed openly and

collectively to all the participants of DMC, TU, CHC, etc. to extend full support to the

program throughout the project period. The session went for about half an hour i.e. 3.30

PM.

Program Coordinator Smt Vandana Mishra has expressed thanks to all the participants

for their invaluable participation and time spend.

DTO, Consultant- WHO, CMS- CHC, Nawabganj, Unnao and CMS- CHC/TU- Hasanganj,

Unnao has issued Appreciation Letter for conducting such program.

Earlier Shri RK Bajpai was selected to work as Program Coordinator but he has some

personal problem in spending the time with the project in that area, therefore, Mrs

Vandana Mishra has been assigned the responsibility of Program Coordinator for the

rest of the project period. She is MA (Sociology), Counsellor, HIV, AIDS having

experience of working in social and health sector for more than 6 years.

During the program the honorariums were paid in cash to DTO, Consultant, both CMSs,

but they have denied giving any signature on the Honorarium Receipts. We did not force

them. Plz also advise in this regard.

Financial Expenditure incurred till now is given in separate file of MS Excel enclosed.

Name of Reporting Person: Dr SK Srivastava, Director- SIR Date: 31.08.2011

Sensitization Program of TB Officials for Training of

Traditional Healers in District- Unnao Date: 11.08.2011 Place: Meeting Hall, CHC,

Nawabganj, Unnao

Session Session Detail Session

Duration

Pedagogy/

Methodology

Resource

Person

Registration & Welcome

of Participants,

Distribution of

Sensitization Kits

10.30AM-

11.00AM

Welcome &

Distribution

Mrs Vandana

Mishra, Program

Coordinator &

Shri PK Singh

Session-

1

Introduction & Overview

of Project for Training of

Traditional Healers in

Unnao.

11.00AM-

11.45 AM

Participatory

Mode

Dr SK Srivastava,

Director- SIR

Tea Break

11.45 AM-

12.00 PM

Session-

2

Status of TB in the district,

Causes & Cure of TB,

Measures being taken to

control TB, Expectation

from Traditional Healers

to increase the referral &

Follow up, Role of DOTS

Providers, etc.

12.00 PM-

12.45 PM

Lecture &

Participatory

Approach

Dr Rakesh

Kumar, DTO,

Unnao

Session-

3

Motivational lecture

Health Condition and

support required for TB

control

12.45 PM-

1.30 PM

Lecture &

Participatory

Approach

Dr S. Roy,

Consultant-

WHO, Lucknow

Lunch Break

1.30 PM -

2.00 PM

Session-

4

Local condition, support

from CHC, DMC, etc.

2.00 PM-

2.30 PM

Lecture &

Participatory

Approach

Dr AK Tripathi,

CMS, CHC/TU,

Hasanganj,

Unnao

Session-

5

Local condition, support

from CHC, DMC, etc.

2.30 PM-

3.00 PM

Lecture &

Participatory

Approach

Dr KK Adim, CMS,

Community

Health Center,

Nawabganj,

Unnao

Conclusion & Thanks

giving

3.00 PM-

3.30 PM

Formal

Conclusion

Director- SIR/

Program

Coordinator