How to Control the Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Epidemic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781387884551)

Many people, including those living with HIV, do not know that TB is curable. This is a basic message and one thing that is failing to get through. We should know how to get the message to policy- makers and funders that more drugs are needed for both diseases. It is not "either/or', there is no point providing ARVs only for patients to die of TB for lack of TB resources. Similarly, TB efforts alone are insufficient. HIV/AIDS is dramatically fuelling the TB epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, where up to 70%% of TB patients are co-infected with HIV in some countries. For many years efforts to tackle TB and HIV have been largely separate, despite the overlapping epidemiology. Improved collaboration between TB and HIV/AIDS programmes will lead to more effective control of TB among HIV- infected people and to significant public health gains.

Author: Philip Anochie
ISBN-10: 1387884557
ISBN-13: 9781387884551
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2018
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d