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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Up-scaled

English answer:

intensified

Added to glossary by Will Matter
Jul 20, 2006 12:39
18 yrs ago
English term

Up-scaled

English Medical Medical (general) Public Helth in India
This study is about public health in India and more specifically about HIV/AIDS.

The TB pandemic is further complicated by the spread of HIV/AIDS, with 5.2% of all TB cases related to HIV infection. In the last five years, the government has ****up-scaled*** the DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) intervention, which is estimated to have saved half a million lives.
National estimates are that about 5 million people were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2004 and prevalence rates are estimated to be between 0.4% and 1.3%. The rate is increasing throughout the country, although there is considerable regional variation. WHO estimates that of 770,000 Indians in need of antiretroviral therapy, only about 35,000 were receiving the medications at the end of 2004.


Does "up-scaled" mean that the government has extended the DOTS program to the richest classes of the population? Or does it mean that they just extended/intensified this program?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Responses
4 +7 intensified
3 +1 increased the scale
4 -1 to raise to a higher level

Discussion

Richard Benham Jul 20, 2006:
"for rich people" is quite misleading. The suggestion is just that they are doing whatever it is on a bigger scale.
Richard Benham Jul 20, 2006:
Hello Michel. I can see where a non-native English speaker would have problems with this. It is bad English: "scaled up" is much better, although a still trite. The suggestion of North American "up-scale" meaning "at the high end of the market" or ...

Responses

+7
6 mins
Selected

intensified

In this case, it's "intensified". Context makes it clear. HTH.
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Nkere-Uwem (X) : Yes, I agree with you.
2 mins
Thank you.
agree Fan Gao : Yes, I agree and although there is no mention of cash or funding it could also mean that the government has increased the funding for treatment too.
34 mins
You're right. The general concept is that, in some way, the Indian Government has enlarged, expanded or improved the program. Xie xie for the "agree".
agree Alfa Trans (X)
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Dave Calderhead
4 hrs
Dank u wel, kind sir. ;0)
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐ : Saving generated in DOTS comes from out-patient treatment as this is done by -in my country for example- patient's relative who takes part in the short course.
15 hrs
Very interesting. I learn something new every day just by being here. Terima kasih for the 'agree' and welcome to ProZ.
agree Romanian Translator (X)
4 days
Multumesc foarte mult. ;0)
agree Jörgen Slet
10 days
Thank you again.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much ;-)"
-1
8 mins

to raise to a higher level

www.thefreedictionary.com+up-scaled
Peer comment(s):
disagree Richard Benham : I am sure Michel can use thefreedictionary himself. This translation, in any case, is not helpful here. The question is what kind of level.
2 hrs
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+1
12 mins

increased the scale

or enlarged it
Peer comment(s):
agree Richard Benham
1 hr
Thanks, Richard.
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