TB Training

Emergency TB Training

Dr Yasi said this recently during a three-day training on Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis (TB) in Port Moresby delivered to 28 clinicians from health facilities under the National Capital District Provincial Health Authority (NCDPHA).

MDR-TB is a form of tuberculosis infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to two of the most powerful medications, Refampicin and Isoniazed, used to treat TB. At the same time, Refampicin-Resistant TB (RR-TB) is resistant to Refampicin, which is also treated as MDR-TB.

OSF partners with NDOH and Gulf Christian services for TB training

Twenty-one nurses and community health workers were recently certified as TB health workers, following a week-long training in the Kikori district.

The Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) training was facilitated by the National Department of Health (NDoH) with logistical support funded by the Oil Search Foundation and Gulf Christian Health Services.