The Indian Ministry of Health coordinates activities to control tuberculosis through its central tuberculosis unit, and counterpart tuberculosisunits in state health ministries oversee provision of tuberculosis services in primary care. Tanzania was among the first countries to achieve nationwide DOTS coverage in 2000, with leadership from the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) within the ministry of health. The Thai Ministry of Health embraced a strong stewardship
role to establish a decentralised public health system with integrated tuberculosis services, and to address poor quality programmes in the Bangkok metropolitan area.