Stages of implementation of the National Tuberculosis Registry in the Republic of Tajikistan

Abstract

The implementation of the National TB Registry in the Republic of Tajikistan ensured the high-quality collection, storage and transmission of statistical information from all regions of the country to the State Institution “Republican Center for the Protection of the Population from Tuberculosis”. The National TB Registry has significantly improved the reporting process, including obtaining timely information on various requests: Ensured the collection, storage, processing of data on TB patients with drug-sensitive and resistant forms; Contributed to the generation of standard statistical reports and ensuring the timely exchange of data on TB patients between TB institutions at various levels; Improved information reliability control; Provided a stable mechanism for the exchange of information between laboratories and clinical service; Provided analysis of information for management decisions and in scientific research.The National TB Registry allows timely receipt of laboratory test results, which, in particular, significantly reduces the time interval from the moment of diagnosis to admission for treatment, and contributes to an increase in the reliability of registration of chemotherapy outcomes. The national TB registry has sufficient potential for further improvement.