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On the occasion of the
World TB Day, WHO congratulates the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India, for the remarkable success of India's Revised National
Tuberculosis Control Programme
(RNTCP). Using the
WHO-recommended DOTS strategy approximately 1.2 million patients were
initiated on treatment in 2004. Since it's inception the RNTCP has treated over 4 million
patients, saving an additional 0.7 million lives. In the areas covered
by RNTCP (87% of the population) the case detection and treatment success in
2004 has exceeded the global targets of 70% and 85% respectively. With
the current rate of expansion, nationwide coverage is expected in a few
months.
For More details please
refer to reports released on 24 March 2005:
 TB India 2005:
RNTCP Status Report (http://www.tbcindia.org/documents.asp)
WHO Report 2005: Global Tuberculosis Control (http://www.who.int/tb/wtbd2005/en/)
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Population in India Covered under
DOTS and Total Tuberculosis Patients put on Treatment each Quarter
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Trend in
Case Detection Rate (New Smear-Positive) and Treatment Success Rate in DOTS
areas, 1999-2004
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Multiyear DOTS Expansion Plan for India 31
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