Ruffino-Netto A, de Souza A M
Brazil, Ministry of Health, National Tuberculosis Program, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2001 May;9(5):306-10. doi: 10.1590/s1020-49892001000500004.
To summarize the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis (TB) in Brazil, especially as it relates to the evolution of the health sector in recent decades, the process of health sector reform, and current proposals of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
A review was conducted of data from the Ministry of Health of Brazil on tuberculosis in the country over the last 20 years, as well as of the history of changes in the health sector.
There have been major changes in the epidemiological situation of TB and also in the structure of the health system in Brazil.
The overall prospects are promising for Brazil's National Plan for Tuberculosis Control.
总结巴西结核病的流行病学情况，特别是其与近几十年来卫生部门的发展、卫生部门改革进程以及巴西卫生部当前提议的关系。
对巴西卫生部过去20年里该国结核病的数据以及卫生部门的变革历史进行了回顾。
巴西结核病的流行病学情况以及卫生系统的结构都发生了重大变化。
巴西国家结核病控制计划的总体前景乐观。
