TO: Minister for Health for Action Assignment 2022

TO: MINISTER FOR HEALTH-FOR ACTION
FROM: SENIOR POLICY ANALYST
Date: SEPTEMBER 2019
SUBJECT: NATIONAL RECORDING OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
PURPOSE
1. To brief on a proposal from the health minister for establishing national recording of
Tuberculosis (TB) patients.
BACKGROUND
2. The policy analyst has written creating attention to the challenges of the contemporary
State system of recording high prevalence of TB as a primary cause of death in low-and
middle-income countries.
3. The policy officer states that the contemporary plans are due to the public interests for
motives of controlling challenges of practitioners preventing high prevalence of TB as a
chief cause of death in some countries from spreading the disease to other states due to
cost and complexity. These plans are because TB is a contagious disease (Parada, Varma,
Trulis, & Fearon, 2016). He points to the UK system of recording high prevalence of TB
as a principal cause of death in middle-and low-income countries, where the UK number
of patients diagnosed with TB has risen by 40% (Martin, 2018).
4. The policy officer suggests a forward approach to achieve national recording of high
prevalence of TB as cause of demise in low-and middle-income countries. The policy
analysts, however, recognizes the complications of attempting the national recording
system (Hand, 2018). He proposes that the public, private health hospitals and the
ministry need to record the TB patients in the country.
5. The Australian Health Protection Committee (AHCPP) in consultation with the
Communicable Disease Network has developed the series of National Guidelines
(Berman et al., 2014). The guidelines propose the purpose to provide guidance and
nationally consistent advice to the public health units in response to TB. This provide
automatic recording of TB who have been diagnosed in other state but perpetuate
contemporary complex engagements.

6. These issues are discussed in a research article published in BMC Public Health on
recording TB is a prevalence health burden and a prominent cause of death in developing
countries. In this research article, Bothamley and associates discovered the region that
had lower nurse had increased TB announcements and treatment leaving in the UK
(2011). This paper is organized to be released in November and needs submission on
whether Australian Health Protection Committee and communicable Disease Network
will support TB patients’ registration, control, and protection or support other models of
TB hindrance.
ISSUES
7. The policy analysts states that some regions need the protection of State rights, which is
vital (Van der Klaauw, 2009). He confirms that constitutions, national monuments, and
political elects are crucial. The policy officer does not recognize recording of high
prevalence of TB as a leading cause of death in third world countries as one of the
essential things.
8. Massive resources have been used in the past decades in conducting state reviews of
recording high prevalence of TB as a leading cause of death in low-and middle income
countries (Briggs, 2018). In most jurisdictions in Australia, these reviews are complete
though there are ongoing differences in the jurisdiction regulatory arrangements and
disorganized method to implement the reforms.
9. There are TB patients recording challenges with the current state recording system
(Ogbudebe, 2016). Nonetheless, the implementation costs of recording all TB deaths in
low-and middle income countries will most likely be higher than the benefits
(Bothamley, 2011). The proposal has massive advantages and needs to be implemented
and explored further.
10. The health ministry and WHO funds the TB control for health because it a contagious
disease (Ntoumi et al, 2016). Though, there is a substantial fund from the department and
non-governmental organization to support the low and middle-income earners. For fear of
victimization, there is guidance and counseling, which is independent and is headed by
the senior counselor.
11. A primary debate is held with the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHCPP) and
the communicable Disease Network about the required extra work (Degeling, 2019). The

discussion proposes that the head of public and private hospitals officers to agree on an
action plan. This includes the preparation of an issue paper for the Minister of health
consideration. The minister can then meet late in the year when a reform proposal will be
followed and include a plan.
POLICY OPTIONS
12. Option 1: Centrally planned recording of TB patients.
13. Option 2: Early diagnosis and effective treatment.
14. Option 3: Boarder screening before migration for TB evidence in advance of being
approved a visa for tourists, migrants, and refugees.
15. Option 4: Boarder post-migration screening to be carried on those identified as having
TB previously and those not screened fully.
16. Option 5: The most effective means of reducing the risk of TB is vaccination.
17. Option 6: Education and communication of prevention and TB control in households
through social campaign. For instance, household ventilation, better method of coughing,
and avoiding overcrowding.
18. Option 7: More investment in TB control tools for diagnosis.
19. Option 8: Need for support of people found to be HIV-positive and implement measures
to reduce their risk to TB.
20. Option 9: Maintain status quo TB patient registration.
Advantage
a) It aids to identify and suitably treat infected TB patients.
b) Helps to establish infected people and reduce the risk of spreading TB.
c) To establish and monitor drug resistance patients.
d) There is data management by entering information in the disease databases.
Disadvantages
a) The high cost of acquiring TB diagnosis tools and machines.
b) It’s costly to maintain HIV-positive patients.
c) TB diagnosis, vaccination, and screening are expensive.
d) Government expenditure which could be used in social amenities, is used in TB
control and prevention.