Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease.
There are mainly two types of TB patients:

  • DS-TB (Drug-Sensitive) These are less severe case where the treatment is done for 6 months.
  • DR-TB (Drug-Resistant) These are less severe case where the treatment is done for 9-24 months.

Role of ASHA

  • The primary task of ASHA is to identify the suspected TB case and take them to nearest PHC.
  • In PHC LT (Lab Technician)/ STS (Senior Treatment Supervisor) checks and confirms the disease.
  • After confirmation the patient receives an I'd card and medicine.
  • ASHA fills and maintains a "Treatment card" (Annexure 1) of the patient and need to do the regular follow-ups till full recovery.
  • ASHA will only receive an incentive of Rs. 500 once the TB is confirmed.
  • In case of DS-TB ASHA receives an incentive of Rs. 1000 after successful treatment of 3 months.
  • In case of DR-TB ASHA receives an incentive of Rs. 2000 after successful treatment of 6 months and after successful completion of the treatment ASHA receives Rs. 3000 extras, which makes total incentive amount as (Rs. 2000 + Rs. 3000) Rs. 5000.


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