ewe em Se et ee es eeee ee -141- TUBERCULOSIS Although in the decline, tuberculosis stil] continues to be a problem. Most of the tuberculosis patients are centered in the outer 1stands where health care is limited. The tuberculosis incidence rate for the period of 1974-1977 was 62 cases | per 100,000 population. That figure is high compared to the United States’ rate of 15.0. & OBJECTIVE V. BY 1983, THE TUBERCULOSIS INCIDENCE RATE OF 62 CASES PER 100,000 POPULATION WILL BE DECREASED BY 25%, IMMUNIZATIONS Table y.g displays a 1978 assessment of immunization levels in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for children born in the years prior to 1975. immunization. Of the 27,805 children, only 12,186 or 44% had conplete Most of the children with partial or no immunizations reside in the outer islands which poses an accessibility problem to public health officials. ey OBJECTIVE O09136— BY 1983, 90% OF ALL CHILDREN THROUGH THE AGE OF SIXTEEN WILL BE IMMUNIZED AGAINST COMMUNICAB LE DISEASES te