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  • DOTS Strategy

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    Discuss the time frame, context and the components of the DOTS strategy.

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In 1993, the World Health Organisation devised the Directly Observed Treatment Strategy (DOTS) and recommended all countries to adopt it. It called for Nationally coordinated, high-quality TB services, which were priority for improving advancing and sustaining the fight against TB.

The DOTS strategy is based on five components as shown in the below figure.

Figure: Components of the DOTS Strategy

 

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