Routine methods in Bacteriology of tuberculosis and the functionsof the laboratory service in the National Tuberculosis Programme

Than-Tin, Ma and A.G. Beer. Routine menthods in bacteriology of tuberculosis and the functions of the laboratory services in the National Tuberculosis Programme.Union of Burma J. Life Sci.(1973) 6, 67-71. A general outline of the laboratory services is given and its research activities and routine bacteriological procedures are described. The role of the laboratory services in the Tuberculosis Control Programme in the context of integration of the latter into the basic health services is discussed.

Evalution methods of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Burma

The evaluation process as applied to tuberculosis control programmes and its methodology in respect of epidemiological, operational and technical assessmentsare defined and clearly explained. Detials of planning the evaluation and of assessing the objectives, activities and resources of each of the 3 components of the NTP namely-Prevention, Case-finding and Treatment, are gone into, and the methods of setting up forecasts (or target indices) of the NTP and of undertaking acomprehensive operational assessment (which is applied to all three programme components) are outlined.