TB & HIV
People living with HIV are 15-22 times more likely to develop TB than persons without. TB is the most common presenting illness among people living with HIV, including among those taking antiretroviral treatment, and it is the major cause of HIV-related deaths. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of the dual epidemic, accounting for approximately 84% of all deaths from HIV-associated TB in 2018. To address HIV-related TB WHO recommends a 12 point package of collaborative TB/HIV activities. These aim to create collaboration between TB and HIV programmes, reduce the burden of TB among people living with HIV and the burden of HIV among TB patients.
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Latent tuberculosis infection: updated and consolidated guidelines for programmatic management
These new guidelines supersede previous WHO policy documents on the management of LTBI in people living with HIV, household contacts of people with active...
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection:...
These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating...
Integrating collaborative TB and HIV services within a comprehensive package of care for people who inject...
These guidelines aim to reduce morbidity and mortality related to TB and HIV-associated TB among people who inject drugs (PWID) through the integrated...
A guide to monitoring and evaluation for collaborative TB/HIV activities - 2015 revision
BackgroundMonitoring of implementation of collaborative TB/HIV activities and evaluation of impact is critically important. This requires efficient monitoring...
WHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities : guidelines for national programmes and other stakeholders
These policy guidelines on collaborative TB/HIV activities are a compilation of existing WHO recommendations on HIV-related TB. They follow the same framework...
WHO policy on TB infection control in health-care facilities, congregate settings and households
TB infection control is a combination of measures aimed at minimizing the risk of TB transmission within populations. The foundation of infection control...
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