Table 2. Additional funding required for diabetes care in TB patients using actual number of TB cases diagnosed in Africa and South East Asia.
| WHO Region | Actual Cases Diagnosed (2010) in Millionsa | Additional Diabetes Cases Diagnosed through Screeningb | Cost of Treating Diabetes for the Duration of DOTS in $US Millionc |
| AFRd | 1,38 | [26,220–483,000] | [1.8–33.3] |
| SEAe | 2,14 | [40,565–747,250] | [3–56] |
a
As reported in the 2011 WHO Global Tuberculosis Control report [1].
b
Using a yield of additional cases of diabetes per active TB case screened ranging from 1.9% to 35% [27].
c
Using as an approximation of direct cost of diabetes care per patient per year a figure of $138 for sub-Saharan Africa (based on estimates from Tanzania [20]) and of US$149 for South East Asia (based on estimates from India [21]), for a duration of 6 months.
d
Sub-Saharan African Region.
e
South East Asian Region.