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Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic Origins in CFH

In 1988 an audit of patients started on TB treatment in CFH showed that less than 20% completed TB treatment and that most defaulted in the first 2 months of treatment.

Steps were taken to correct these appalling figures

Step Initiative / Action Taken
1 All patients diagnosed with TB were admitted to a dedicated TB ward to receive intensive health education through video programs and individual counselling—ensuring an engaging, respectful, and empowering understanding of the disease, its prolonged treatment, and the high chance of cure through partnership.
2 A dedicated TB health worker assessed each patient individually, understanding their background, socioeconomic status, and family situation. Treatment costs were decided accordingly, ensuring empathy, respect, and personalized care.
3 A deposit scheme was introduced where patients paid an initial deposit, fully refundable upon successful completion of treatment—encouraging adherence.
4 A dedicated TB clinic was established for patient registration and follow-up. In case of missed appointments, patients were contacted via mail or local health workers for recall and continued care.
5 Family-centered care was implemented—screening and treating all family members, especially children, for active or latent TB using simple, non-burdensome protocols. This proactive approach to latent TB began in 1990, long before national guidelines emphasized it in 2021.
6 Treatment adherence was improved by simplifying medication delivery—pharmacy teams pre-packaged daily doses into individual packets for ease of use.
7 Patients previously treated irregularly and at risk of drug-resistant TB were managed with alternative regimens. This included pioneering cost-effective high-dose INAH therapy to overcome resistance—an approach only recently recognized in modern TB treatment.

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The outcome

Every year between 1990 and 2000 as many as 700 new sputum positive (infectious) TB patients were treated in CFH with 85% treatment completion rates when the national average was still only <30%.

From the late 1990s and till the advent of antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in India, many HIV positive patients received TB treatment.

The cure rates in those completing treatment were >95%.

Numerous children were also treated successfully.

Successfully treated patients were motivated to bring others with TB for treatment

There were significant numbers of people with extrapulmonary TB were also treated.

🌿 “We treat God Heals”