Few comprehensive NTP reviews are available in which bottlenecks to programme improvement and scale-up are analysed, thereby restricting our sample size. In Thailand, the most recent NTP review in 2009 followed a full review in 2007.21 In Vietnam, the latest review was in 2006.22 In India, more than 50 partners participated in the third in a series of joint monitoring missions in 2009 to review programme functions and results, within the context of the health system and development agenda of the country.