Welcome to ERS TB Control Programme, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan became a sovereign state in 1947 and its present projected population is estimated at 181 million, it spreads over an area of 852392 sq. km. The population growth rate is 2.5 %, life expectancy is about 63 years and the average literacy rate is 50 %.

Administratively Pakistan comprises of five provinces besides some Federally Administered Areas and the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The country has a mixed society, which is predominantly Muslim. Urdu is the National language while multiple regional languages are spoken in the country; however, English is used for most official purposes. Each province/area is divided into districts, which are the basic administrative units.

TB is a high priority agenda in the National Health Policy. Health Department Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa planned and implemented “TB Eradication Program NWFP (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)” to control TB in the Province in 2000, through a PC-1 for duration of five years (2000-2005). Foreign aided PC-I for 2005-2008 was then approved and extended to 31st December 2009. A new PC-I of Rs.142.22 million for 3 years i.e. 2009-2012 has been approved by the Government comprising purely of Government component, which shows Government commitment to eradicate TB from the Province.

The Programme follows WHO recommended DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short course) strategy to address TB concern effectively.