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When was the Revised National Tuberculosis Plan started? 

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Manoj Kumar, Seena Kumar 
01 Nov 1997-The Lancet
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It also highlighted the need for effective communication between those implementing the national tuberculosis program and private doctors.
This situation had a considerable impact on the activities of the National Tuberculosis Programme.
The paper demonstrates how, after a long period of neglect, resources were mobilised to put tuberculosis back on international and national public policy agendas, and then how the policy was 'branded' and marketed as DOTS, and transferred to low and middle income countries.
changes in national policies relating to tuberculosis, World Health Organization guidelines for the investigation of the disease, and a rapid diagnostic test – that should improve data collection for the estimation of the tuberculosis burden in India and elsewhere.
Lack of solid evidence on certain aspects of management of latent tuberculosis infection results in national policies which vary considerably.
In this Personal View, we contend that shifting the focus from the "what" to the "how" of quality improvement will require National Tuberculosis Programmes to change the way they organise, use data, implement, and respond to the needs and preferences of people with tuberculosis and at-risk communities.