Report on the Second Technical Advisory Group Meeting to Stop TB in the Western Pacific Region, Beijing, China 4-6 June 2001
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2002.26.18Keywords:
tuberculosis, National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee (NTAC), Western Pacific RegionAbstract
Australia is fortunate to have one of the lowest rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Rates have remained consistently around 6 cases per 100,000 population or lower since the 1986, with a rate in the Australian born population of less than 2 cases per 100,000 population.1 Australia's National Strategic Plan for TB Control in Australia Beyond 20002 was launched this year on World TB Day (24 March) as a statement of directions and priorities for TB control. The Plan was developed by the National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee (NTAC) of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia and includes a number of verifiable performance indicators against which to monitor the next phase of the TB control program.
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