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Boletim de Pneumologia Sanitária
versión impresa ISSN 0103-460X
Bol. Pneumol. Sanit. v.10 n.2 Rio de Janeiro dic. 2002
2- RESUMOS DOS TRABALHOS APRESENTADOS NO 33º WORLD
CONFERENCE ON LUNJ HEALTH - MONTREAL/CANADÁ - 2002
Tuberculosis fatality and mortality tendency in Brazil 1980 a 1998
Natal S*; Akreman E; Oliveira MJP; Hijjar MA; Hartz Z; Moreira E; Menezes LL; Chagas NS; Oliveira DF; Miranda LLD; Tavares PO; Souza MAS; Nascimento EV; Gerhardt G
CRPHF/FUNASA & LASER/ENDEMIAS/ENSP/FIOCRUZ - Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Conclusion
It was verified, in the 80th, the tendency of reduction of the tuberculosis mortality and of the fatality. In the 90th themaintenance or the increment of these indicators were observed.
In the 80th the reduction tendency could be explained by the implantation of the therapy of short duration. The following decade the great disorganization of the public health happened. The changes policeman and mainly the investment lack for the Program of Control of Tuberculosis.
The most serious problem than we observed on this century (XXII) it was the aggravation of the control of the tuberculosis, besides not obtaining safe data.
Even with all of the limitations of the System of Information, in the eighties the information of tuberculosis morbi-mortality were reliable, already in 90th, in spite of the system of computerized program a worsening of the quality of the information was verified. of 90.
In spite of the association of the co-infection Tuberculosis-HIV to be present the largest difficulties of the program it is the centralization of the treatment, late diagnosis and inadequate medical aid, besides the factors partner economical.
The situation can be considered serious, with risk of losing an entire effort. In the beginning of the 50th, with the chemoterapy, and in the 80th with the therapy of short duration and another measured, a great optimism was verified, but in the end of both periods it was observed the same problems, or be the abandonment and the resistance.
*E-mail:sonianatal@uol.com.br