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SAARC TUBERCULOSIS CENTRE Monday 08th September 2008

Research:

Health research has been immensely beneficial for human well-being as witnessed by the contributes, it has made to extending lifespan and quality of life of people in many countries including countries of SAARC Region.

The appearance of more than 30 new infectious diseases for the first time in human being since 1970 – as average of about one new disease a year – and the lesson drawn show that a strong health research capability remain a vita deface strategy. The STAC has been conducting research activities in different aspects of the Tuberculosis. 

  1. Gender Differences among TB Patients in National TB Control Programmes within SAARC Countries
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  2. First Round External Proficiency Testing of Smear Microscopy in National TB Reference Laboratories in SAARC Region
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  3. Second Round External Proficiency Testing of Smear Microscopy in National TB Reference Laboratories in SAARC Region
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  4. Third Round External Proficiency Testing of Smear Microscopy in National TB Reference Laboratories in SAARC Region
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  5. Barriers in seeking health care in TB control programme, an Institutional Based Pilot Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    -> Abstract

  6. Quality Assurance of Sputum Smear Microscopy in Private Laboratories in Nepal
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  7. Prevalence of HIV among Diagnosed TB Patients in Nepal 2005

  8. Prevalence of HIV among Diagnosed TB Patients in Pakistan 2006

  9. Community based study to identify barriers in seeking health care in Tuberculosis Control Programme in Nepal - 2004