Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Health Department
Qualification: Any Graduate
Salary: 18,233
Location: , Andhra Pradesh
Duty Timings: Rotational shift
Job Description
A DRUG RESISTANCE TB (DR-TB) COUNSELLOR IN A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PROGRAM (NTEP) BY PROVIDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, ADHERENCE COUNSELLING, AND PATIENT EDUCATION TO DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS. THIS ROLE IS ESSENTIAL FOR IMPROVING TREATMENT OUTCOMES, REDUCING DEFAULT RATES, AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC HEALTH TB CONTROL INITIATIVES.