Public-private mix for TB care in India: Concept, evolution, progress

Neeraj Kulshrestha; Sreenivas Achuthan Nair; K Rade; A Moitra; P Diwan; S D Khaparde

doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2015.11.003

Public-private mix for TB care in India: Concept, evolution, progress

Indian J Tuberc. 2015 Oct;62(4):235-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2015.11.003. Epub 2016 Jan 23.

Authors

Neeraj Kulshrestha¹, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair², K Rade³, A Moitra³, P Diwan⁴, S D Khaparde¹

Affiliations

¹ Central TB Division, Directorate of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
² National Professional Officer - Tuberculosis, WHO Country Office for India, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ WHO Country Office for India, New Delhi, India.
⁴ Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation, India.

PMID: 26970466
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2015.11.003

Abstract

To achieve "Universal access to TB care and treatment for all", Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has taken steps to reach the unreached by synergizing the efforts of all partners and stakeholders. RNTCP is engaging with private sector partners in major cities of India with primary focus on notification through innovative partnership mechanisms. The manuscript details the concept behind the public-private mix for TB Care in RNTCP, its evolution and progress over the decades in India.

Keywords: India; Partnership; Public–private mix; Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme; Tuberculosis.

MeSH terms

Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Communicable Disease Control
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
India
Public-Private Sector Partnerships*
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Tuberculosis / diagnosis
Tuberculosis / drug therapy*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International