News

HERD conducted a two-day training programme for 'Orientation on TB and tobacco integration and training on counseling for smoking cessation within Primary Care in Nepal' on April 7-8, 2014 at SAP Falcha, Babermahal, Kathmandu. The programme was conducted in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Centre and the World Health Organization. Around thirty participants attended the training that included the DPHO, DTLO and the health workers from Primary Health Care Centres of Rupandehi and Kathmandu districts. The purpose of the training was to reinforce the smoking cessation component of PAL and to train the health workers in the 2 districts on the importance of integration of smoking cessation in TB control. 

Day one of the training emphasized on the importance of integration of tobacco cessation activity in TB control programme with focus on PAL. On day two, health workers received training on behaviour change intervention counselling for TB and/or lung heath patients on smoking cessation using a flipbook developed by HERD. The programme ended with closing remarks from Dr Giampaolo Mezzabotta, Medical Officer Tuberculosis, WHO and was formally concluded by NTC Direcor, Dr. Rajendra Pant.