Abstract: Objective To describe the basic human resource situation in the nationwide TB control and treatment organizations, and to provide witness for future improved human resource building.   Methods All levels of the TB control and treatmentorganizations filled in the questionnaires in September to October in 2007, after the questionnaires aggregated, the provincial level organzationsreported the findings to the national center, finally the national center of TB control and prevention summarized and analyzed the data.  Results Though the numberof TB professionals has improved in some degree, the staff of the TB control and treatment organizations reached the requirements remained few. There was a shortage ofstaff members with high education and high technical title, and staff who understand the clinical informaton of TB control and prevention. The age structure of staff from some organization need further improvement.

Key words: preventive health services, health manpower