Tuberculosis and HIV Coordination

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

3 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

06/05/2008

Category :

Science & technology

Sub category :

Medical studies

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Summary :

Introduction.
The burden of TB and HIV co-infection.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the TB and HIV.
Countries facing the TB/HIV co-infection burden.
Joint programs for TB and HIV.
Conclusion.
Works cited.

Abstract

tuberculosis and hiv are responsible for the greatest burden on public health systems around the world. Their individual burdens continue to rise, straining the abilities of public health through their subsequent morbidity and mortality, yet their disease patterns are also linked to each other. TB, for example, is one of the leading causes of mortality in people living with hiv/AIDS (Getahun 2004). Globally there are an estimated 12 million people co-infected with TB and hiv, and two thirds of AIDS patients in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from TB as well (TB Alliance 2005). By accelerating hiv disease progression, the interaction of TB and hiv makes TB mortality four times higher among hiv patients and non-hiv patients, while also increasing the overall TB infection and transmission rate (Coatzee 2004). Co-infection between TB and hiv catalyzes their effect on both the population's health and the population's resources. Yet although their joint burden can be understood, it is often not even recognized within the population. In South Africa it is estimated that 10% of hiv-positive persons know their status, which only increases the risk of both hiv and TB transmission (Karim 2004).