The need to focus on medical education in rural districts of India.

Background: . Globally, India has the highest number of medical colleges followed by Brazil and China. The density of physicians in rural India was 3 per 10 000 population against 13 per 10 000 in urban areas.

Sputum smear grading and treatment outcome among directly observed treatment-short course patients of tuberculosis unit, Jagdalpur, Bastar.

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem. In 2014, worldwide, 1.5 million deaths were reported from TB.