MIN/Sp/AU/CAMH3/6 TB Page 18 four countries in 2003, and eight countries in 2004. A further four countries 31 have attained treatment success rate of 80% and above but below 85%. However, treatment success rate has been increasing gradually since 1999 (Figure 4.2.3(b)). Figure 4.2.3(b): Trend of treatment success rate and percentage of expected target. African Region 1994-2005 100 Percentage of target 90 85 85 85 85 85 85 83 80 TARGET 73 71 63 62 73 Treatment success Rate (%) 69 67 59 89 85 76 72 70 69 Percentage 60 84 81 74 73 70 85 87 86 85 57 50 40 30 20 10 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year cohort Table 4.2.3: Proportion of New smear positive TB cases Detected and Cured under DOTS Country Case Detection Rate (%) (70% target) 1995 2000 2006 Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Cote d’Ivoire DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon 83 73 11 19 - 126 86 75 17 31 - 102 76 86 80 17 24 91 33 69 Treatment Success Rate (%) (85% target) 1995 2000 2005 87 87 68 72 73 87 67 77 70 25 60 71 45 80 78 77 74 64 37 57 65 36 54 69 50 41 85 15 - 49 86 32 48 42 30 - 42 51 37 61 35 27 58 47 90 68 80 89 61 - 31 Kenya, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia 93 69 78 76 80 - 91 28 75 85 88 78 46 2005

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