National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee 2012 Committee Report

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The National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee (NTAC) was established in 1999 as a subcommittee of Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA). The terms of reference of NTAC are:

• to provide strategic, expert advice to CDNA on a coordinated national and international approach to Tuberculosis (TB) control; and
• to develop and review nationally agreed strategic and implementation plans for the control of TB in Australia

This report documents activities undertaken by NTAC in 2012.