학술논문
Tuberculosis control must be scientifically defined & soundly designed.
Document Type
Opinion
Source
Subject
*TUBERCULOSIS prevention
*PREVENTIVE health services
*PUBLIC health
*PUBLIC health surveillance
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Language
ISSN
0971-5916
Abstract
The article focuses on the importance of a scientifically defined and soundly designed program for tuberculosis (TB) control in India. The country has been regarded as the TB capital of the world, holding nearly a third of the global cases of TB. It stresses the need to implement additional interventions to ensure that the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) meets its goal of reducing TB burden and mortality come 2015. It discusses ways on how to redesign the TB program, one of which is establish a functional public health surveillance system.