Sputum sample transportation through Department of Post
September 21 , 2018
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- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has launched pilot project for transport of sputum specimen for Tuberculosis (TB) Diagnosis.
- The transportation has been done by utilising services of Department of Post in Karawal Nagar, New Delhi.
- This will enable appropriate management of the TB patients and reduced disease transmission.
- Health Ministry also launched web-based application, Nikshay Version 2.0, with better user interface and data structures.
- NIKSHAY is web-based solution for effectively monitoring of TB patients under Revised National Tuberculosis Programme (RNTCP).
- It was launched by Health Ministry Government and developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) in association with Central TB Division (CTD), MoHFW.
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