TUBERCULOSIS IN CHINA
(1990)
･330 million are infected
･5.9 million active tuberculosis cases
･2.0 million bacteriological TB cases
･1.5 million smear positive TB cases
･0.24 million death per year
THE TARGET OF TB CONTROL PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR OF 2000
｡¬HE SMEAR POSITIVE PREVALENCE SHOULD BE 50% OF THAT OF IN 1990
｡¬HE SMEAR POSITIVE PREVALENCE SHOULD DECLINE TO 70/100,000
｡¬HE CURE RATE OF NEW SMEAR POSITIVE CASES SHOULD BE 85%
PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL POLICIES
｡?he priority of tuberculosis control should be given to the reduction and elimination of infectious sources
｡?he tuberculosis control in country-side areas should be very much high-lighted
｡?ots should be effectively carried out in the country
｡?uberculosis control activities at grass-roots level should be integrated to the primary health care system
The accumulated registration cases in the whole country
(1982-1996)
Active pulmonary tuberculosis cases:
4,377,272
Bacteriological positive case:
1,303,156
