SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre (STAC)
The overall objective of the training is to impart and/or strengthen the managerial skills necessary to manage the NTPs and NACPs. Training is a major component among the different activities of the Centre. The Centre is conducting at least one training programme every year.
STAC has conducted the following Trainers’ Training on TB Control Management in Member Countries:
1. Kathmandu, Nepal – July ’94, July ’95, June ’96, Dec. ’98, May ’06, July ’08
2. Male, Maldives – July 1998
3. Thimphu, Bhutan – June 2000
4. Bangalore, India – Dec. 2001
5. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Dec. 2002, Nov. 2007
6. Islamabad, Pakistan – Dec. 2003, Dec. 2005
7. Dhaka, Bangladesh – May 2004
Training on other Aspects
- Training on TB Bacteriology in NTI, Bangalore – April 1996
- Training on Strengthening IEC Activities on TB & HIV/AIDS, New Delhi – Feb 1998
- Training on Data Management Skills in TB Control, Kathmandu – Dec. 2002
- Epidemiological Training, Kathmandu – Oct. 2003
- TB Lab Management Course, Kathmandu – Dec. 2003
- Data Management Training, Kathmandu – July 2005
- Training on QA in Sputum Microscopy, Bhutan – June 2006
- Training on Leadership & Strategic Management, India – Sept. 2006
- Data Management Training, Islamabad – Oct. 2007
- Training of Microbiologist for Sputum Culture/Sensitivity, Bangalore, India July 2008
- Training on Technical and Operational Aspects of ART, Sri Lanka – Aug. 2008
- Training on Technical and Operational Aspects of ART, Bangladesh – Nov. 2008
- Training on Leadership and Strategic Management for National and Regional Level TB & HIV/AIDS Program Managers, Bangladesh – June 2009
- Regional Training on Operational Research, India – Aug. 2009
- Regional Training on Microbiologist for Culture/DST of M. tuberculosis, Bangalore, India – Aug. 2009.
- SAARC Regional Training on Data Management, Sri Lanka – Nov. 2009
- Engagement of Services of Professional Microbiologist from the Region for In-house Training of Laboratory Staff of STAC at the Centre, Oct. 2009
- SAARC Training of Trainers on Leadership & Strategic Management for National, Regional & District Level Managers of National TB and HIV/AIDS Programmes, Nepal April 2010.
- SAARC Training of Trainers on Management of MDR-TB patients for National, Provincial & District level Managers of NTP, Bangladesh, May, 2010.
- SAARC Regional Training of Trainers (Microbiologist) on culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Bangalore, India, June, 2010.
- SAARC Training of Trainers on Leadership & Strategic Management for National/Regional Level Managers TB and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Programme Managers held in Maldives, Aug 2010.
- SAARC Regional Training on Leadership & Strategic Management for National/District Level TB and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Programme Managers held in Bhutan, Aug 2010.
- SAARC Training on Computer-based Data Management on TB & HIV/AIDS held in Nepal, April 2011
- SAARC Regional Training of Microbiologist for Sputum Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Bangalore, India, Sept., 2011.
- SAARC Regional Training on Leadership & Strategic Management for National/Regional Level TB and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Programme Managers held in Jaipur, India, Nov 2011.
- SAARC Regional Training of Trainers for Microbiologist on Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Bangalore, India, May, 2012.
- SAARC Regional Training on Research Methodology on Protocol Devlopment for NTP and NAVH held in Bhutan, Aug 2012.
- SAARC Regional Training for Microbiologist for Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Bangalore, India, Apr., 2013.
- SAARC Regional Training on Leadership & Strategic Management for TB and HIV/AIDS Control Programmes held in Maldives, Jun., 2013.
- SAARC Regional Training on Management Information for Action (MIFA) for TB & HIV/AIDS Control Programmes, held in Sri Lanka, June 2013.
- SAARC Regional Training on Leadership & Strategic Management for TB and HIV/AIDS Control Programme, Male, Maldives 6 – 10 Nov. 2014
- SAARC Regional Training on MDR and XDR TB on Clinical and fProgrammatic Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11 – 15 Dec. 2014
- SAARC Regional Training on Operational Research in TB and HIV/AIDS held at Jaipur, India from 12th to 16th June 2017
- SAARC Regional Training on TB for Microbiologist on Culture and DST, Gener Xpert, NAAT and fits Maintenance held in New Delhi, India from 10th to 14th July 2017
(updated on 21 Nov. 2018)