Fraction of TB patients get the best care.

• Position: UN Reported - Brief Article

A World Health Organization report stated that only 27 per cent of the world's tuberculosis (TB) patients are being reached by DOTS, the internationally recommended strategy for TB treatment and control. DOTS is thought to be the best chance for controlling the global epidemic. Its five key components--government commitment to sustain TB control; case detection by sputum microscopy; standardized treatment of six to eight months; a regular...