Drugs are free for all patients.
A straight collaboration is set among municipal, state and federal government, industry, university and the local society. The model is based on actions, initiatives and a strict surveillance by the local society to solve the problem of controlling TB in the area. The first area chosen was the municipality of Duque de Caxias, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. This municipality has a population 1.2 million, with an incidence of 193 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. A scenario for the year 2000 was established using Strategic Planning techniques, where factors considered to be relevant for the plan were defined.