NTRI Today

The Novosibirsk Tuberculosis Research Institute (NTRI) has been organized by the Order the USSR People's Commissars Council from 1 December 1943 and is the only Federal TB Control Center behind the Urals .

NTRI area of expertise: scientific research, organizational and methodological work, clinical and advisory health care, as well as the fulfillment of the state assignments for epidemiological TB monitoring in the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts for the national and international TB control programs.

NTRI Zone of Supervision - the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts. It consists of 21 territories of the Russian Federation, which occupy 66% of the territory of Russia, and where 18% of the population lives. NTRI has to provide effective management of TB services in the territory of these two Federal Districts.

The zone of NTRI supervision, in which the Institute implements of regional TB programs with the state guarantees of free medical care provision to Russian citizens:

- Siberian Federal District: Republics of Altai, Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Tyva, Republic of Khakassia, Altaisky Krai, Zabaikalsky Krai, Krasnoyarsky Krai, Irkutsk region, Kemerovo region, Novosibirsk region, Omsk region, Tomsk region.

- Far Eastern Federal District: Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Kamchatka region, Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsky Krai, Amursky region, Magadan region, Sakhalin region, Jewish Autonomous Region, Chukotka

Since 2010, Novosibirsk TBRI is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training in the fight against multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

The Institute provides the clinical diagnostics and treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis by application of the full range of modern medical technologies in the field of laboratory and radiology diagnostics, surgery, endoscopy, bronchology. and in urology.

The Institute participates in international scientific and epidemiological studies actively and successfully with the financial support of governmental, international and non-governmental organizations and foundations.

The Novosibirsk TB Research Institute employs 305 people. Among scientists and doctors working at the institute, there are many leading experts in their fields with a high reputation among Russian and international TB specialists.

8 NTRI experts have a degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences, 17 poses a degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences, 3 employees awarded with the title "Honored Physician of Russia."