The Peruvian National Tuberculosis Control Program
2011
This case examines why and how the National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program (NTP) in Peru changed during the 1990s. The case presents background information on the NTP before 1990 and situates its underperformance within the political and economic context of Peru at this time. Director Dr. Pedro Suarez transformed the NTP from an essentially bankrupt program in August 1990 to a model program, using effective management techniques. It concludes with the program struggling to improve outcomes among a group of patients failing its standardized protocols.
Learning Objectives: To understand the operations of a national tuberculosis control program and to learn how effective management techniques can be employed in public health programs to improve performance with an emphasis on basic principles of quality improvement.
The Global Health Delivery (GHD) Project, an interdisciplinary collaboration between Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, investigates the management decisions behind disease treatment and prevention globally. The Global Health Delivery (GHD) Case Collection is a set of teaching case studies that are available for all at no cost online through Harvard Business Publishing, GHDonline, and The Case Centre.
The Peruvian National Tuberculosis Control Program
Source:
Rosenburg J et al. The Peruvian National Tuberculosis Control Program. Global Health Delivery Project, Harvard Business Publishing 2011. https://www.globalhealthdelivery.org/case-collection/case-studies/latin-america-and-caribbean/the-peruvian-national-tuberculosis-control-program.