1. National Tuberculosis Programme Technical Working Group Meeting – July 13, 2010

2. Improving diagnosis Tamavua-Twomey Lab to complete by end of July (22 nd ) Senior lab tech on attachment in Brisbane EQA – 3/4, CWM lab will send slides to Tamavua- Twomey NTP sends slides to QMRL for EQA Savusavu & Suva Hub labs planned for renovation Lautoka & Labasa labs for refurbishment Training on transporting sputum/slides from remote settings done June 16-17

3. M&E Supervisory visits by NTP office, DTBCOs – ongoing (no TB register at some SDH) (TB services, Register, lab, anti-TB meds, support services) Joint supervisory visit planned for Sept 2011 Take advantage of other Public health visits Reporting & recording – final draft of forms by Friday 15 July Reporting – Quarterly + annually

4. M&E – referral & reporting PHC Private sector SDH DOTS Center NTP Office HIU

5. M&E – discharge notification DOTS center SDH PHC Private sector VHW FRCS

6. TB-HIV All 3 DOTS centers conduct HIV testing for registered TB cases (after PICT) TB & HIV programs continue to communicate on clinical and programmatic issues TB-HIV training manual – end of July (Sam) Planning workshop planned for August 2011

7. MDR-TB DST schedule 20specimens/year (x5yrs) Groups for DST 1.All retreatment cases 2.Contacts of retreatment cases 3.Cases who remain smear +ve after 2months 4.Cases co-infected with TB & HIV

8. PPM Private practitioners have been referring patients to DOTS centers PPM dinner – 28 th June PPM MOU – for finalization before MOH- Private care facilities sign (MOH Legal officer + NTP – end of July 2011) Referral forms distributed to GPs & Pharm

9. Others TB Guideline 2011 – Jul 15 TB Strategic Plan 2011-2015 – Jul 15 TB forms (incl. TB Register) – July 15 PAL guidelines – end of July (Frank) TB in Prisons – next training Lautoka (August) TB in Children & X-ray in TB Diagnosis – Training May 2011 (next training Aug 2011) Anti-TB medicines - FDCs ETA Aug 2011, ?stock out!