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Results about completeness of TB notifications over 2012-2013 are presented in Table 1 below. Completeness was defined as the proportion of cases notified to KNTSS within 6 months among all NHI cases.   \caption{\textbf{Table 1: Coverage \begin{table}  \caption{\textbf{Coverage  of TB surveillance}} \begin{tabular}{lll}  \hline 

Under-reporting & 11.5\% & 6.7\% \\  \hline  \end{tabular}   \end{table}  Under-reporting of surveillance was found lower when cases were diagnosed in General hospitals (8\% over 2012-2013) compared with private clinics (24\%). A regulation is being put in place to condition reimbursements from NHI to notification of cases by prescribing physicians as part of a 5-year plan for TB elimination (2015-2020). As of 2011, NHI covered 90\% of medical expenses related to TB, it is planned that coverage will reach 100\% in 2016. These two measures should ensure a near zero level of under-reporting of detected cases.