As part of  Dr.Vijayashree’s PhD( Public Private Partnership in TB  Care, Tumkur District),  all the lab technicians working in the Designated Microscopic Centres of Tumkur district were trained (11.12.14) at District TB Centre, Tumkur city.
They were trained on the following:
1) DTO and MO-TB control explained about the project, research activities and the tools to increase the involvement of Private health sector providers in the National TB control Programme.
2) The critical role of lab technicians in  involving the Private health sector providers in the National TB control Programme was explained. They were trained on how to document the source of referrals of patients who reach labs to get their sputum examination and  how to use the study tools.
3) They were also trained on how to report the contribution of Private health sector providers in the National TB control Programme using Annexes