1. CHARITY/POOR FUND

TB Nepal is managing charity fund for the vulnerable and ultra-poor. Nearly 7265 patients are being benefited from this Charity/Poor Fund in year 2079-080.  Through medicine charity, investigation charity, support in transportation fare and food and accommodation. Charity is providing after the socio-economic assessment form filled from the patients and their families. Food and accommodation are free for all admitted patients.

2. HEALTH EDUCATION SESSION 

In addition to providing the usual services, the center actively engages in health education of patients about TB and its symptoms, transmission, diagnosis and treatment at OPD and in-patients. 

3. DR TB CB DOTS PROGRAMME

Community based MDR TB DOT treatment management is a system to provide daily treatment to MDR TB patients under direct supervision by community health worker for those DR TB patients who are unable to attend DR TB centre and DR TB sub-centre daily for DOT. Mainly our target is those patients who live far from 8 Kilometer or takes 30 minutes walk from DRTB centre or sub-centre for daily treatment.  TB Nepal has been running the CB DOTS program for the patients in Banke and Bardiya, who want to go to their own place to get the medicine from the nearest health facility as TB patients have to take the medicine for a long time, out of which 48 DR TB patients are currently receiving this service from various 21 health facility of Banke and Bardiya district of this province. DR TB Community based DOTS programme is supported by Damien Foundation. 

4. AWARENESS RAISING 

Beside the regular services, the center was actively involved in awareness raising activities in   World Tuberculosis Day, Leprosy Day and HIV/AIDS Day in coordination with the District public Health Office Banke.

 5. RESEARCH / STUDY ACTIVITY

TB Nepal Nepalgunj TB Referral Center and the BNMT Nepal collaborated to launch the    TARGET TB study activity (Birat Nepal Medical Trust). It is a research project on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Gene sequencing. We exclusively collect sputum samples from patients who have smear tests that are positive and send those samples to the GENETUP laboratory. Altogether, 958 samples were collected and send to GENETUP laboratory. Similar to This, The Government of Nepal and The TB Nepal Nepalgunj TB Referral Center partnered on the DR TB survey during this fiscal year, and 185 samples have been collected.

6. TB DAY CELEBRATION

The Health Office, Banke organized World TB Day 2023, which was celebrated on March 24 with the theme "Yes! We can end TB!" Staff members from TB Nepal took an active part in the rally, which began from outside the Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City Office area and wrapped up at the Nepalgunj Tuberculosis Referral Center with a speech from Health Office Banke. The celebration includes participation from NGO/INGOs, the private sector, and students studying health sciences from several colleges. Patients suffering from Tuberculosis who undergoes treatment to TB Nepal, received fruits and juice as part of their care.