Best in primary prevention of tuberculosis and leprosy
No preventive campaign is complete without health education Health education aims at helping people develop attitude and behaviour by their own actions and effos and seeking professional help when needed Health education should be directed towards patient and his family for better patient compliance with the drug regimen and to reduce high dropout rates and the general public to remove superstition and wrong belief and the social stigma associated with the disease Ref : Park&;s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine; 23rd edition; Page no 328
Health education
Early diagnosis and treatment
Isolation
Chemotherapy
Communicable diseases