National Tuberculosis Institute (nti.gov.in): Desks and Contacts

The ERD team have immensely contributed to development of protocols, imparting training in operational research, preparation of standard operating procedures, apart from conducting operational research. The division has been collaborating with World Health Organization, the UNION, STOP TB Partnership, SEARO, ICMR etc., for organizing protocol development and research methodology trainings Recently, studies related to extrapulmonary TB, MDR-TB and qualitative studies were undertaken by the Division. Another milestone was the registration of the NTI-Institutional Ethics Committee with the Central Drugs Standards and Control Organization (CDSCO) on 27 th March 2019. This enabled NTI for the first time to conduct a Regulatory clinical trial (Vaccine trial for prevention of TB disease) in association with ICMR Headquarters.

Peer reviewed and published Journal papers on Tuberculosis from the India are accessible here as a ready reckoner. Features include search based on author name, Title, key words etc.

Ongoing research represents the continuous exploration and investigation conducted by researchers, scholars and scientists across various disciplines to expand our understanding of complex phenomena and address unanswered questions. This dynamic process involves systematic inquiry, experimentation, and analysis, contributing to the ever-evolving body of knowledge in TB.

In compliance with the instructions of National Commission for women and guidelines issued in implementation of the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgement dated 13th August, 1997 on the subject of sexual harassment of women in the workplace, NTI has duly constituted a Complaint Committee for considering complaints of sexual harassment of women working in National Tuberculosis Institute. The details with regard to the Act & rules, role, functions etc. of ICC are as given below:

Name: Dr. Rajeswari Kasturi Designation: DDG (Statistics) Organisation : National Tuberculosis Institute Address: No 8, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560003 Phone: 080 23441192 / 23447951 Email: nti[at]ntiindia[dot]org[dot]in