title: Circumstances leading to the formulation and implementation of a new TB control program in Israel: a case study in public health and policy.
abstract: We describe how Israel effected new tuberculosis programs and policies beginning in the early 1990s. We explain how the epidemiology of the disease, particular events, and a small number of people influenced the creation of new policy. We believe that this story may be useful to other program managers and policymakers interested in changing course.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Physiology and Chest Disease, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. weiler@actcom.co.il
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weiler-Ravell
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: Yitzhak
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Berlowitz
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rishpon
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chemtob
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015995:Prevalence; D011640:Public Policy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents