PROGRESS

A Revised strategy based on "Annual single dose mass DEC administration" with districts as units was launched in 1996-97 by NAMP in 13 districts in 7 highly endemic states for the control of lymphatic filariasis in India in a phased manner. The Coverage Details are given below

A Pilot scale programme on Mass Anual Single Dose DEC+Albendazole was launched in 2001 in 9 districts in 3 states. (6 in Tamil Nadu, 2 in Orissa, 1 in Kerala)
In 2002 4 districts (3 in Andra Pradesh 1 in tamil Nadu) were added to the DEC+Albendazole Programme.

Reported Coverage details for 6 years

State	District	Population Covered (%) In 6 years
		96	97	98	99	2000	2001		2002
							DEC	DEC+ ALB	DEC	DEC+ ALB
Andra Pradesh	East Godavari	N/S	N/S	92.0	92.0	93.0	Not Done		NA	-
	Srikakulam	N/S	N/S	92.0	92.0	N/D	Not Done		NA	-
	Mehboob Nagar	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	-	N/A	-
	west Godavari	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	-	N/A	-
	Medalk	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	-	N/A	-

Bihar	Siwan	N/S	N/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	to be done in November
Bihar	Dharbanga	N/S	N/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	to be done in November

Kerala	Kozhikode	N/S	43.8	74.0	N/D	90	85.9	-	89.23	-
	Allepey	N/S	72.1	81.0	N/D	82.0	-	80.77	-	N/A
	Cannanore	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	73.80	N/A	-	N/A	-

Orissa	Puri	N/S	N/S	82.0	N/A	N/D	N/D	-	-	N/A
	Balesore	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	-	N/D	-	N/A
	Khurda	N/S	N/S	77.0	N/A	N/D	N/D	-	-	N/A
	Ganjam	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	-	N/D	-	N/A

Tamil Nadu	Cuddalore	92.0	95.0	N/D	94.0	93.33	93.8	-	91.84	-
	Kanchipuram	N/S	94.0	N/D	97.0	97.0	-	95.0	-	90.42
	Thiruvannamalai	N/S	86.0	N/D	91.06	91.10	92.1	-	89.28	-
	Thiruvallur	N/S	94.0	N/D	95.2	94.0	-	95.9	-	88.53
	Trichy	N/S	95.0	N/D	88.0	89.0	99.1	-	90.36	-
	Vellore	N/S	96.0	N/D	94.48	93.31	-	96.0	-	91.45
	Villupuram	N/S	88.0	N/D	90.2	90.7	93.4	-	87.81	-
	Nagapattinum	N/S	96.0	N/D	94.71	94.2	-	94.7	-	85.02
	Pudukottai	N/S	94.0	N/D	94.8	95.5	93.7	-	97.55	-
	Thanjavur	N/S	96.0	N/D	85.4	84.6	-	87.01	-	83.36
	Nagercoil	N/S	90.0	N/D	91.45	96.2	95.96	-	92.65	-
	Thiruvarur	N/S	96.0	N/D	92.48	94.1	-	97.2	-	92.25
	Perambalur	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	N/S	86.89	-

Uttar Pradesh	Gorakhpur	N/S	60.0	53.0	72.0	89.0	N/A	-	To be done in November
Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	N/S	72	70.0	59.0	91.0	N/A	-	To be done in November

West Bengal	Purulia	N/A	95.0	N/A	80.0	81.0	N/A	-	To be done in November

N/S = NOT STATRTED N/A = NOT AVAILABLE N/D = Not Done