This is the fifth annual report on global TB control, based on case notifications and treatment outcome data supplied by national control programs to WHO. Six consecutive years of data were used to assess worldwide progress in TB control, focusing on 23 high-incidence countries that account for 80%of all new cases (the TB80 group). The main aim was to assess progress towards 2005 targets for case detection (70%)and treatment success (85%),and to begin to evaluate the epidemiological impact of diagnosing and curing larger numbers of patients. Analysis of progress from 1995 to 1999 included a revision of incidence estimates for all countries in these years, together with projections to 2005.

ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS DRUG RESISTANCE IN THE WORLD