Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, India

India has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The mandatory Family Adoption Programme (FAP) visits to adopted villages by medical college teams is an excellent opportunity to do the ideal “community screening” for TB in a door-to-door manner. We nested an active case finding activi...

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Main Authors: Swathi Krishna Njarekkattuvalappil, Saibal Adhya, Sanjivani Vishwanath Patil, Sanjay Sonyabapu Darade
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1497474/full
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description India has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The mandatory Family Adoption Programme (FAP) visits to adopted villages by medical college teams is an excellent opportunity to do the ideal “community screening” for TB in a door-to-door manner. We nested an active case finding activity for TB in the FAP visits by MBBS students in rural Pune, Maharashtra and the learnings and recommendations from this pilot intervention are detailed here. It is a sustainable and replicable activity for MBBS students and a great opportunity to collaborate with the national health programme.
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spelling doaj-art-b70c5eb55b85451bb9e637f9a3258d912025-08-20T03:47:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-05-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.14974741497474Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, IndiaSwathi Krishna Njarekkattuvalappil0Saibal Adhya1Sanjivani Vishwanath Patil2Sanjay Sonyabapu Darade3Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, IndiaDistrict TB Centre, Maharashtra State Health Services, Pune, IndiaIndia has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The mandatory Family Adoption Programme (FAP) visits to adopted villages by medical college teams is an excellent opportunity to do the ideal “community screening” for TB in a door-to-door manner. We nested an active case finding activity for TB in the FAP visits by MBBS students in rural Pune, Maharashtra and the learnings and recommendations from this pilot intervention are detailed here. It is a sustainable and replicable activity for MBBS students and a great opportunity to collaborate with the national health programme.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1497474/fullfamily adoption programmeactive case findingtuberculosis care cascademedical educationscreening
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Frontiers in Public Health
family adoption programme
active case finding
tuberculosis care cascade
medical education
screening
title Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, India
title_full Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, India
title_fullStr Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, India
title_full_unstemmed Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, India
title_short Integrating tuberculosis care cascade activities into medical education and training: experiences from a pilot intervention from rural Maharashtra, India
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active case finding
tuberculosis care cascade
medical education
screening
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