This is meant to work correctly with them and know how to launch effective campaigns to bring real results, looking for controling the disease in the community. The Community Agents are a category of health agents not linked to the official health system but to the community organizations. To create a local permanent structure to lead the actions in the community, overcoming political turmoils, conducting the campaigns and including actions to generate funds for the program. All others, when a TB case is suspected, are sent to this. Patients are registered at the Center for treatment and are attended at regular intervals for consultation until they are considered cured.
Patients receive free of any charge all medicines necessary for the treatment.
The center provides all laboratory and X-rays exams as they are asked for by health attendants. Although episodic, this happens. Due to the actions of the National Tuberculosis Program, medicines are bought and made available for the whole country. Improvements in attendance procedures Coordinated Tuberculosis Programs at the municipalities 8. To implement a Strategic Planning for the area of Duque de Caxias.