European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X / 1450-202X Vol. 109 No 2 August, 2013, pp.329-341 http://www.europeanjournalofscientificresearch.com Presentation of a Management Practice with Public-Private Cooperation in TB-DOTS in Tabriz, Iran Saeid Pour Doulati Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center East Azerbaijan Province Health Center Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz, Iran E-mail: s. pourdoulati@gmail.com Ahmad Kousha Faculty of Health, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz, Iran E-mail: amkousha@hotmail.com Simin Khayatzadeh East Azerbaijan Province Health Center, Tabriz, Iran E-mail: siminkhaiatzadeh@yahoo.co.uk Mostafa Farahbakhsh Department of Psychology Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz, Iran E-mail: mfarahbakhsh@gmail.com Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center Faculty of Health, Tabriz Medical E-mail: tabrizijs@tbzmed.ac.ir Abstract In viewpoint of world health organization, tuberculosis disease has to be noticed by individuals because tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious bacterial disease and there would be symptoms of TB disease. These symptoms may last for several weeks. Without treatment, they usually get worse. It could be said that tuberculosis is one of the world's most lethal diseases. Moreover the public sector, the private sector is also the most important sector which presents the health services for TB patients, however presentation of the services in this centers are not favorable and this is due to some factors such as delay in diagnosis, incorrect use of anti-TB drugs, no follow up of defaulters and lack of maintaining records.[] A worldwide standard of TB care is required to be promoted among all health care providers, by which DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short course) is a strategy for the short-term treatment under direct supervision of tuberculosis disease. Through both quantitative and qualitative methods, this study was accomplished in five stages. The first stage was a Cross-sectional study of current TB situation in Tabriz, Iran in 2005, and also a comparative study of various PPM TB DOTS programs was accomplished in this stage in the worldwide. Stakeholder analysis and the analysis of “Strengths”, “Weaknesses”, “Opportunities” and “Threats” using qualitative directed content analysis method was accomplished in second and third stages. Recommended tools