Identity area
Reference code
LD/3/3/11/22
Title
Stopping Tuberculosis in England: An Action Plan from the Chief Medical Officer
Date(s)
- 07 Oct 2004 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, paper.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This report, in response to an increasing threat from tuberculosis, notes the strong links between outbreaks and migration from areas of the world where the disease is more common. Consists of an action plan aimed at reducing the risk to newly infected people, providing high-quality treatment and care and maintaining low levels of drug resistance. Included both calls for better control in England and a contribution towards the global control of tuberculosis through the European Union and World Health Organization.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.