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. 2015 Nov 6;6(Suppl 1):91–95. doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2015.6.2.HYN_009

Table 1. Functional status of DOTS, microscopy and PMDT facilities in Regions 6, 7 and 8, the Philippines, 2013*.

Facility Number of functional facilities
before Haiyan 1 week after 2 weeks after 4 weeks after 6 weeks after 8 weeks after
DOTS 473 294 312 316 376 473
  TB microscopy centre 490 338 351 359 398 490
PMDT 6 4 5 6 6 6

* Based on data provided by regional coordinators.

DOTS, directly observed treatment, short-course; TB, tuberculosis; and PMDT, programmatic management of drug-resistant TB.