Following is a brief on partners and their valuable contributions for successful implementation of the NTP.

The Britain Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT) is supporting National TB services in the Eastern Region of Nepal with the provision of training, supervision, quality control of the region and also supporting the Human Resource in the National Level of NTP.
(http://www.britainnepalmedicaltrust.org.uk)

Stop TB Partnership: NTP is one of the member and has close working relationship with The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem and ultimately to realize a world free of TB. It comprises a network of more then 500 international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, and nongovernmental and governmental organizations that have expressed an interest in working together to achieve this goal.
(http://www.stoptb.org/stop_tb_initiative)

The International Nepal Fellowship's TLP (Tuberculosis Leprosy Programme ) supported National Tuberculosis Control Programme in the Mid-west Region of Nepal providing the facility for training, supervision, community orientation and logistic supply. Apart from that, TLP had also four referral clinics in Nepalgunj, Ghorahi, Surkhet and Jumla. At present they INF is supporting DOTS PLUS Clinic.
(http://www.inf.org)

The Norwegian Association of Heart and Lung Patients (LHL) has supported the NTP through the provision of funds for conducting training, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, quality control and research sine 1995.
(http://www.lhl.no/tb)

Health Research and Social Development Forum provides support for TB research activities and provides technical support for planning and implementation of various activities of NTP. It also assists NTP with development of funding protocols and support for TB HIV collaboration and partnership development with both public and private health providers.
(http://www.herd.org.np/client/index.php)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is facilitating a continuous support in TB Control Programme of Nepal by providing technical support, staff training, research activities such as: surveillance of multi-drug resistance and HIV-TB co-infection. WHO protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.
(http://www.who.int/tb/en/index.html)

The SAARC TB and HIV/AIDS Centre (STC) located in the NTC building has organized several regional training courses in Nepal over the last five years. The STC has been providing technical assistance and close cooperation to the NTP in DOTS expansion. The STC has played a vital role in NTP activities like producing skilled manpower etc.
(http://www.saarctb.com.np)


The German Nepal TB Project (GENETUP) supported TB control activities in Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Sarlahi and Mahottari and still in Kathmandu . The IUATLD is conducting one arm of multi-centre trial, evaluating different regimens of DOTS in Nepal . As a DOTS Plus sub center, GENTEUP is also running DOTS Plus reference laboratory.