BMJ  2006;332 (11 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7541.0-d

Public-private collaboration improves tuberculosis control in India

In a series of pilot projects for better tuberculosis control in India, collaboration between public tuberculosis programmes and private healthcare providers improved case notification while maintaining good treatment outcomes. Dewan and colleagues (p 574) reviewed surveillance records from public tuberculosis programme projects, evaluation records, and medical literature for Indian public-private mix projects from 1999 to 2004. The authors conclude that such collaborations hold considerable potential to improve tuberculosis control in India.


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 Credit: P VIROT/WHO

 


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