Implementation effects of the"13th Five-Year Plan"for tuberculosis pre-vention and control in Huaxian County,China
Objective This study evaluated the implementation effects of the"13th Five-Year Plan"tuberculosis(TB)prevention and control plan(2016-2020)in Huaxian County,to provide a reference for the government to formulate moderate-and long-term prevention and control plans.Methods According to the requirements of the detailed rules for county level evaluation in the Final Evaluation Plan of the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Plan of the 13th Five-Year Plan for Henan Province,the results of the implementation were evaluated,and achievement of the main indicators was ana-lyzed.Results During the"13th Five-Year Plan"period in Huaxian County,a total of 2.357 8 million yuan was invested in TB prevention and control,and free antituberculosis drugs were provided to patients with TB.The TB prevention institutions registered and reduced the free treatment of 2 710 cases of patients with TB.By the end of the planning period(2020),the re-ported incidence rate decreased to 42.9/100 000,the overall arrival rate of reported patients with TB or suspected TB was 98.74%,the screening rate of close contacts of patients with pathogen positive TB was 99.37%,the standardized management rate of patients with TB in grass-roots medical and health institutions was 99.76%,and the successful treatment rate of pa-tients with TB in the same period was 94.72%.Conclusion The implementation of the"13th Five-Year Plan"tuberculosis prevention and control plan in Huaxian County has achieved remarkable results.The reported incidence rate of pulmonary TB has decreased each year,and the set goals of the Plan have essentially been achieved.However,further measures are nec-essary to increase financial investment at the county level;strengthen the development of prevention and treatment team tal-ents;continually consolidate and improve the TB prevention and treatment service system and medical security system;en-hance prevention and treatment service capacity;strengthen prevention and treatment among key groups,such as migrant populations,older people,people with diabetes,and students;and promote the long-term sustainable development of TB pre-vention and treatment in the county.
Tuberculosis(TB)Health planningPolicyEvaluation research