Ø Free treatment should be made available for all the
persons suffering from this disease.
persons suffering from this disease.
Ø Isolation of patient and adequate notification of
tuberculosis cases should be encouraged since the disease is highly infectious.
tuberculosis cases should be encouraged since the disease is highly infectious.
Ø Every health worker should send a report of new
cases to the government health.
cases to the government health.
Ø Every community should be educated on tuberculosis,
its causes and ways of prevention.
its causes and ways of prevention.
Ø Active immunization should be given to babies at
child birth or at first contact with BCG vaccine to prevent tuberculosis.
child birth or at first contact with BCG vaccine to prevent tuberculosis.
Ø Mothers should be taught how to take care of a baby
that has been immunized in order to prevent cross infection.
that has been immunized in order to prevent cross infection.
