iDEFEAT TB Project

The primary objective of this collaboration is to execute activities aligning with the goals of the ‘iDEFEAT TB – Institutional Strengthening to Accelerate Actions for TB and Drug-Resistant TB in India’ project. Additionally, the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, has made commitments under the ‘Closing the Gaps in TB care cascade,’ supported by USAID, to extend its objectives regarding the enhancement of TB services nationwide. This contract is designed to fortify institutions involved in TB care, with a focus on programmatic and clinical management of TB and DR-TB patients, utilizing the digital solution, Ni-kshay SETU application. This contribution aims to facilitate the achievement of India’s National Strategic Plan and the targets of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB. Moreover, the program intends to engage the corporate sector in supporting India’s TB response.

This collaboration will address two primary objectives, encompassing four broad objectives:

1. 1.  Enhancing the Modernized Training System through Ni-kshay SETU:
      • • Implementation of a Chatbot-based query system linked to the Knowledge Base
        • Knowledge assessment through quizzes generated from the Knowledge Base
   2.  DR-TB Institution Strengthening through Ni-kshay SETU, technical support, and field assistance.
      • • Development of a Decision Support System for DR-TB Regimen Selection
        • Establishment of a DR-TB Care Clinical Query Response System