# \[e-drug\] Drug Bulletin Special Issue on World TB Day **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [March 26, 2003, 9:08am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-drug-bulletin-special-issue-on-world-tb-day/16428 "2003-03-26T09:08:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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E-drug: Drug Bulletin Special Issue on World TB Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------- With reference to World Tuberculosis Day , March 24, Drug Bulletin (English publication TheNetwork for Consumer Protection in Pakistan)'s has published a special issue on Tuberculosis. The highlights of the special issue are: - Prescription audit of GP's compliance with NTP's guidelines, study conducted by Azhar Hussain. The study identifies a specific area where National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) should step in to avoid any kind of catastrophe at a larger scale. It highlights that how TB patients are being treated in private sector that cater health needs of around 80 per cent of the population. - Responding to this need, we also reproduced "Guidelines for Diagnosis & Management of Tuberculosis" A National Clinical Guideline. These guidelines were developed the National Tuberculosis Control Program in collaboration with the Chest Society. - Published "Report based on follow-up survey to assess availability of essential TB drug in public health facilities." This second effort by the Pharmaceutical Unit of TheNetwork shows that no doubt the situation regarding the availability of essential anti-tuberculosis drugs has been improved since the implementation of DOTS in the Rawalpindi District but there are still gaps that need to be abridged. (Survey conducted by Dr Farrukh Qureshi) - In the article on "Status of NTP in Pakistan", taking into account the recent government initiatives regarding poverty alleviation, the overall situation of health sector and then with specific reference to tuberculosis and NTP's policy guidelines has been covered . It has been discussed no doubt, DOTS has been implemented to a larger area of the country that needs evaluation and monitoring to assess the situation in reality. ( - By Nabeela Aslam) For further information please contact Ms. Nabeela Aslam Associate Editor Drug Bulletin. nabeela@thenetwork.org.pk Azhar Hussain Project Coordinator - Pharmaceuticals 40-A Ramzan Plaza, G-9 markaz, Islamabad, Pakistan Email: azhar@thenetwork.org.pk Site: www.thenetwork.org.pk Tel # 2261085 Ext 243 Fax # 2262495 -- To send a message to E-Drug, write to: e-drug@usa.healthnet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe, write to: majordomo@usa.healthnet.org in the body of the message type: subscribe e-drug OR unsubscribe e-drug To contact a person, send a message to: e-drug-help@usa.healthnet.org Information and archives: [http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug](http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug)