This document summarizes the National Programme for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Diseases (NPTCCD) in Sri Lanka. It provides statistics on TB case detection and treatment outcomes from 2005-2017. It identifies challenges such as insufficient case finding and inconsistent monitoring/evaluation. Opportunities include Sri Lanka's strong primary care network and availability of private hospitals. The document recommends priorities like strengthening contact tracing and screening of high-risk groups. It proposes pilot districts to improve case finding and treatment outcomes. Overall, it calls for strengthened leadership, resources and collaboration across sectors to accelerate TB control efforts and meet WHO targets to end TB in Sri Lanka.

1. National Programme for
Tuberculosis Control and Chest
Diseases-NPTCCD
Dr. Kanthi Ariyarathne, Director/NPTCCD, Sri Lanka.
Vision: Sri Lanka free of
Tuberculosis and other
respiratory diseases

2. NTRL
NPTCCD Central
Unit
NHRD
DCCs
Gene xpert Machines for the
provinces……
• NHSL
• DCC Kandy
• TH Galle Karapitiya
• TH Anuradhapura
• TH Baticaloa
• PGH Rathnapura
• PGH Badulla
• PGH Kurunegala

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7. Treatment Outcome
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Death,LosstofollowupandFailurerate
TreatmentSuccessRate
Treatment Outcome of All Forms of TB 2010 - 2015
Treatment success Died Failure Loss to follow up

8. TB and HIV Screening 2016

9. TB and HIV Screening
2017 Q2
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10. TB HIV Co-Infection 2013 - 2017
up to Q2
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11. Burden in summary…..
 13,500 expected cases per year, but only about 9,000
notified: 4-5,000 missing
 TB cases getting older: 39% of cases notified in 2014 were
45+, 43% in 2016
 Few children diagnosed
 High burden in prisoners (1.68%)
 >90% testing for HIV, but PLHIV few
 Uncertain burden in diabetics, smokers, malnourished
 Treatment success <85%

12. Challenges
 No acceleration of TB control
 M&E inconsistent, so results are uncertain
 Screening of out-patients is not done as expected
 Microscopy facilities lacking in big hospitals
 Contact screening is not happening as expected
 Haphazard active case finding
 Low paeditric patients detection
 NSP not on target
 Multiple plans
 Strengthening of NPTCCD required
 Replace Category II treatment with DST and appropriate regimen
 Infection control in the clinics required

13. Opportunities…..
 Low burden of TB
 Universal health coverage
 Well-equipped hospitals
 Well-trained respiratory physicians
 Strong DTCOs and district teams
 Strong Primary Care network
 General Prctioner network
 Availability of Private hospitals
 Possible collaboration with NCDs/Diabetes/CKDU prevention
programmes
 Social support improvement

14. Business as usual is not an option.
 Consequence is delay, late diagnosis, extensive
disease, and higher risk of death
 Unless case finding and programme performance
can be substantially improved, Sri Lanka will miss
the WHO End TB Strategy targets for 2030.
 Unless radical steps are taken to address these
challenges, no substantial progress will be made.

15. TB control priorities for Sri
Lanka
 A Strategic Health Communication Campaign
 Strengthen the screening of contacts and high risk groups
like Prisoners and HIV positives /AIDS patients
 Involvement of private health sector
 Involvement of Non Governmental Organizations
&Business community
 Involvement of other Ministries like Education ,Social
Welfare and Media
 Operational Research for greater understanding of
patients’ pathways to TB care

16. To improve case finding…..
 Pilot Districts-NTP Central Unit will set up 2-3 pilot
districts, in collaboration with provincial and regional
health directors to prove that addressing the challenges
above can significantly increase case finding within one
year, and improve treatment outcome
 Patient Centered services-NTP will ensure patient-
centered services are provided. All hospitals without
microscopy facilities in OPD should set them up, diagnose
TB cases, register them and initiate treatment on
bacteriologically confirmed cases.

17. To improve case finding…..
 Strengthen monitoring and supervision –NTP Central Unit and
DTCOs should provide constant supportive supervision.
 Strengthen contact tracing activities-By setting targets for the
PHIs and DTCO to find all contacts and increase the sensitivity
of contact screening by performing chest X-rays.
 Active case finding in high risk populations- By strengthening
activities for prison inmates , household contacts and PLHIV.
 Introduction of web based record systems -A laboratory
information system and an electronic case-based patient
record system for TB patients.

18. Treatment Regimen & Operational
Research
 Treatment Regimen - Urgently phase out Category II
treatment in favour of drug susceptibility testing for all
patients requiring re-treatment, with provision of a
regimen that is appropriate for the resistance pattern
found.
 Operational Research-The operational research for greater
understanding of patient’s pathways to TB care ,
performance of TB diagnostic and treatment practices of
the private sector

19. Programme Management
 Policy-There should be one policy, one plan and one
surveillance system.
 Leadership- Advocate the leadership (political and
administrative )for strengthening the support
 Central Unit-Strengthen the NPTCCD Central Unit with
appropriately trained and committed staff
 DTCO -Strengthen the District Chest Clinics with required
human resources in order to improve control activities

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