Table 1

Population, volunteers, DDCs and FTDs in high and low endemic villages

Endemicity
No. Villages
Popn.
Anganwadi workers & centres
No. of * Village Volunteers
Total no. of DDCs
No. of FTDs

High
112
27332
26
88 (24)
114
16
Low
266
98107
104
193
297
31
Total
378
125439
130
281 (24)
411
47

*The discrepancy in the numbers of villages and DDCs is because of some villages having more than one DDC, manned by Anganwadi worker and village volunteer.

DDCs- Drug Distribution Centres.

FTDs- Fever Treatment Depots.

Figure in the parentheses indicates number of illiterate volunteers.

Das et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:75   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-75

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