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DOTS. A community based TB Rx and care strategy which combines the benefits of Supervised RxCommunity based care and support. DOTS IN INDIA. Launched in march 1997Covered by march 2006INDIA, the second largest country in the world in terms of population coverage under DOTS72% case det
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1. DOTS &DOTS PLUS VIPIN CHANDRAN.C
2. DOTS
A community based TB Rx and care strategy which combines the benefits of
Supervised Rx
Community based care and support
3. DOTS IN INDIA Launched in march 1997
Covered by march 2006
INDIA, the second largest country in the world in terms of population coverage under DOTS
72% case detection by 2004
85% cure rate consistently
4. CATEGORISATION
5. DOTS HOW DOES IT WORK??? Intensive phase Continuation phase PATIENTWISE BOXES MULTI-BLISTER COMBI PACK x 1 WEEK