From: Seventh meeting of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: reaching the vision by scaling up, scaling down, and reaching out
Region
No. of countries requiring LF MDA
Total population (m) requiring MDA
No. people (m) treated in 2011
Africa
34
443
113
Americas
4
12
9
Eastern Mediterranean
22
0.5
South-East Asia
879
414
Western Pacific
37
21
TOTAL
73
1,393
557.5