Which one of the following is long term objective of National Tuberculosis control program
A)To vaccinate new borns and infants with BCG
B)To detect maximum no. of cases of Tb at OPD levels
C)DOTS Directly observed short term therapy
D)One case infects less than one new person annually.

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The long-term objective of the National Tuberculosis Control Program is to reduce the transmission of TB within the community to the point where one case infects less than one new person annually. This aims at breaking the chain of transmission and eventually controlling the spread of TB. Vaccinating newborns and infants with BCG (A), detecting maximum number of TB cases at OPD levels (B), and DOTS (C) are strategies or components to achieve this long-term objective, but they are not the objective itself.

Which One of the Following Is Long Term Objective of National