The emergency brought about by the refugee problem is largely responsible for the fact that the Association has turned its attention first to the hospitalization of patients. In doing so, it is actively engaged in preventive work. Most of our present patients conte from over crowded homes where proper care of tubercular patients is impossible. In isolate are following programmes and their advice was sought and obtained in the present programme carried out in Shanghai.
The seriousness of the tuberculosis problem is shown by the last report ing February 18, 1989. This report shows tuberculosis as highest of all communicable diseases both as to its prevalence and as to deaths due to it.
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