TY - JOUR AU - Fernández Villalobos, Nathalie PY - 2019/11/27 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Characterization of the implementation process of the National Policy to the Tuberculosis Control in Costa Rica, 2012-2015 JF - Población y Salud en Mesoamérica JA - PSM VL - 17 IS - 2 SE - Scientific articles DO - 10.15517/psm.v17i2.39795 UR - https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/39795 SP - AB - <p><strong>Aim:</strong> To characterize the implementation process of the National Policy of Tuberculosis Control in Costa Rica 2012-2015. <strong>Methods:</strong> The Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy (M&amp;E) was used in order to analyze the objectives of the program according to the context and to obtained indicators for 2012-2015. A case study was proposed to know which components of the policy had been used and to comprehend the implementation process. The information was collected through semi-structured interviews to policy makers and implementers of the policy. <strong>Results:</strong> In 2015, Costa Rica had 8.13 reported cases of tuberculosis per 100 000 people. The country achieved the 85 % of successful treatment; however, the cure rate was 60 % and the death rate was 6.55 %. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> The country did not perform the recommended collaborative strategies by Pan American Health Organization, did not have inter-sectorial coordination or inter-institutional work with other institutions from the Health System, and did not achieve the participation of the community or the social institutions in the program.</p> ER -