Domestic returns from investment in the control of tuberculosis in other countries

Decision analysis helped to assess morbidity, deaths and costs associated with tuberculosis among various legal immigrants, refugees and visitors from Mexico after their arrival in the United States. The attempt to increase the directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) program in Mexico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic through US funding was observed to decrease tuberculosis-related morbidity and deaths among migrants to the US and result in net cost savings.