STC is one of the Regional Centres of SAARC working for prevention and control of TB and HIV/AIDS in the Region by coordinating the efforts of the national Tuberculosis Control Programmes (NTPs) and National AIDS Control Programmes (NACPs) of Member States.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SAARC and WHO/SEARO was signed on 23 August 2000 to work collectively for TB & HIV/AIDS and to continue active collaboration with WHO and SAARC TB Centre. Subsequently WHO designated SAARC TB Centre as WHO Collaborating Centre with the following terms and reference:
To assist in training of the health care workers including Physicians and Laboratory technicians from various countries of the South-East Asia Region on Tuberculosis Control.
To collaborate and assist in developing and in carrying out research activities relating to Tuberculosis Control in the Region.
To provide a forum for advocacy and for facilitating inter-country collaboration among various countries of the region for Tuberculosis and HIV prevention and care,
To act as a technical resource centre for WHO/SEARO stop TB programmes and STI/HIV initiative, particularly in the area of training and operational research relating to TB/HIV.
A library has been established as a resource centre for TB and HIV/AIDS information. Books, journals, newspapers, reports and other related publications are catalogued for the use of TB control workers, researchers, specialists, medical practitioners, students, journalists and general people who are interested in TB and HIV/AIDS control activities.
Tuberculosis Museum
To preserve the historical materials/information related to TB and TB control programme, a TB Museum has been established in November 1999 at TB Centre complex, Thimi, Bhaktapur.
