Results on the Ground

The World Bank-supported nationwide TB Project’s introduction of the Directly Observed Treatment – Short Course, or DOTS, has enabled India to rapidly cover a population of approximately 1 billion people in more than 600 districts in all states and UTs. As of March 2007, over 6,840,000 cases have been treated and the DOTS detection rate increased to 66%. In continued support to India’s Health Sector, the 2nd National Tuberculosis Control Project was approved in August 2006. It aims to sustain the global target of 70% case detection and 85% cure rate. Read More on India 2nd Tuberculosis Control Project

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More Numbers from “Data of the Week”

• 99% of the population in Afghanistan did not have access to telecom services in 2002.
• 275 million rural poor in India depend on forest as part of their livelihood.
• 10% of rural households in Sri Lanka have access to tap water.
• 1.25 million hectares of land had been left completely barren due to sodification in Uttar Pradesh, India.
• 14% is the number of births attended by skilled health staff in Afghanistan.