Karam Shah.
National TB control programme Pakistan.
Pak J Chest Med Jan ;10(1):5-8.

TB control remained a low priority in Pakistan, during the last three decades. In year 2000, the TB Control Programme was revived by allocating funds for DOTS implementation, a cost-effective public health intervention to provide TB care to 100 % of its population by year 2005. The Government of Pakistan took TB control efforts on war footing, which translated the highest commitment by the government to combat this disease. Ministry of Health declared TB as a "National Emergency" through its "Islamabad declaration" in 2002. In result of all these efforts, Pakistan has made commendable progress towards DOTS coverage and expanded DOTS from 04% in year 2000 to 50% by December 2003.

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