Characteristics of NTP in Japan
■ 1. Integration
■ 2. Vertical TB control organization.
■ 3. Charge free medication and hospitalization
■ 4. Computerized surveillance system
Development of NTP in Japan
■ 1942 Mass BOG vaccination program
■ 1945 The end of the 2nd World War
■ 1951 Active case-finding (MMR)
■ 1953 The 1st TB Prevalence Survey
■ 1961 Case-management system
■ 1987 Computerized TB surveillance system
