The Tuberculosis State Technical Support Unit, Uttar Pradesh: Journey 2021–2024 report provides a comprehensive overview of the intervention implemented by IHAT from December 2021 to March 2025, with World Bank funding via the Central TB Division. The TB-STSU worked in close collaboration with the UP-State TB Cell to enhance private sector engagement, decentralise care, and foster multi-sectoral collaboration for TB elimination.
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Lead toxicity is a preventable yet widespread public health challenge. Uttar Pradesh is among the top five states in India with a high burden of lead toxicity. This evidence brief outlines the scale of lead exposure, major sources, key system gaps, priority actions needed for prevention and a proposed strategic role that UP TSU can play in strengthening lead toxicity prevention and control in Uttar Pradesh.
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PAHAL Issue 29 brings together stories reflecting continued support to the Health Department and ICDS in strengthening public health services across Uttar Pradesh. It highlights key initiatives, including expanding family planning choices with MPA-SC, capacity building of Mukhya Sevikas, and milestones such as the DVDMS mobile app, eHRMS-based PIP rationalisation, and the State Task Force for SBC, alongside community-led progress in maternal and child health.
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The Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit (UP TSU) supports the Government of Uttar Pradesh to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition outcomes across all 75 districts and 820 blocks. Led by IGPH, University of Manitoba, in partnership with IHAT, the programme applies a Program Science approach to strengthen community, facility and health-system platforms, reduce inequities, and improve effective coverage at scale.
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The Pharmacy Application is a web and mobile based application supporting pharmacists to comply with legal requirements to strengthen TB notification. It provides useful insights into private-sector ATT prescribing practices and estimates of sales. Identifying missing TB cases is feasible using data triangulation with field verification, ensuring that all patients can access public health benefits for TB diagnosis and care.
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