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MDA coverage rates for 2000 and 2001 |
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| Governorate |
2000 |
2001 |
% increase in treated population |
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| No. of districts |
No. of Treated villages |
*Treated population |
MDA coverage (%) |
No. of districts |
No. of Treated villages |
Treated population |
MDA coverage (%) |
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| Qalyubia |
7 |
68 |
818,488 |
82.9 |
7 |
68 |
890,967 |
85.7 |
9 |
| Menofia |
4 |
24 |
190,024 |
88.8 |
4 |
25 |
284,786 |
88.4 |
50 |
| Sharkia |
6 |
32 |
272,722 |
84.4 |
6 |
32 |
324,762 |
89.1 |
19 |
| K. El Sheikh |
1 |
1 |
18,200 |
78.6 |
1 |
2 |
32,972 |
95.9 |
81 |
| Dakahlia |
1 |
24 |
192,063 |
89.9 |
1 |
36 |
426,588 |
95.4 |
122 |
| Gharbia |
2 |
2 |
51,782 |
87.7 |
2 |
2 |
57,638 |
90.9 |
11 |
| Giza |
4 |
10 |
216,274 |
80.8 |
4 |
11 |
237,679 |
85.7 |
10 |
| Assiut |
2 |
2 |
65,210 |
87.6 |
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| Total |
25 |
161 |
1,795,553 |
86.0 |
27 |
178 |
2,320,602 |
88.0 |
29 |
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*Treated population is defined as the number of persons who ingested the drugs, based on family forms filled by drug distributors. | |||||||||
Ramzy et al. Filaria Journal 2005 4:7 doi:10.1186/1475-2883-4-7 |
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