People who have been tested positive for HIV, and those affected with tuberculosis, will be able to collect Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) from district hospital and Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) center on a daily basis from February 1. As there are more chances of TB infection for those with HIV, daily supply of FDC, against thrice a week, has been introduced under the 99 DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course) scheme. The scheme is called 99 DOTS because it has 99% chances of cure of the patients taking the medical course.
Under this initiative, medicines for 28 days will be given to the patient and there will be a tab on the consumption of the medicines. Patient medication is packaged envelopes with dosage instructions and a series of hidden numbers behind the pills. Each time a patient takes a dose of medication, he will have to call on the number and if a call is not…
