NTEP: Supporting Facilities, 2021

Supporting Facilities

• National Institutes (3)

• National Reference Laboratories (6)
• Intermediate Reference Laboratories (29)
• State TB Training and Demonstration Centre (STDC)(26):

• Training State workers in TB control,
  • Translating educational material in local language
  • Technical assistance to STO e.g. quality assurance of sputum microscopy
  • conducting Operational research
  • AFB culture and sensitivity testing facilities etc.
• Culture and DST Laboratories (42)
  • Advanced tests such as the Line Probe Assay, Liquid and Solid Culture, and Drug Susceptibility
  • located at a few select places in the state
  • provide additional drug resistance/susceptibility testing services
• Nodal DR-TB Centre (154): Mx of DR TB
• CBNAAT Laboratories (1180)