The goal of the HIV/TB strategy is to reduce HIV/TB- associated morbidity and mortality through collaboration between national AIDS and national TB programmes.
The HIV epidemic has posed major challenges to tuberculosis (TB) control efforts globally. Increasing TB case rates over the past decade in many countries in sub- Saharan Africa are largely attributable to the HIV epidemic. The extent of the HIV/TB epidemic in South-East Asia will depend on the future course of the HIV epidemic, as well as on efforts to control TB. Preventing HIV-associated TB means going beyond the full implementation of DOTS. It includes preventing HIV infec- tion, preventing progression of latent TB infection to active disease and the provision of HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment (ART).
The goal of the HIV/TB strategy is to reduce HIV/TB- associated morbidity and mortality through collaboration between national AIDS and national TB programmes. The objectives are (1) to decrease the burden of TB among People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and (2) to decrease the burden of HIV in TB patients.
