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Guidelines for Implementing Collaborative TB and HIV Programme Activities

Author: World Health Organisation
Recommended citation: World Health Organisation. Guidelines for Implementing Collaborative TB and HIV Programme Activities. 2003. http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/tb/pub31/en/index.html.
Published: 2003

Description

The main aim of these guidelines is to enable the central units of national TB and HIV/AIDS programmes to support districts to plan, coordinate and implement collaborative TB/HIV activities. These guidelines reinforce current medical understanding, that highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) has decreased TB incidence of people living with HIV/AIDS. They are comprehensive, giving an overview of the range of activities that could be undertaken in high burden TB/HIV countries or where a rising prevalence of HIV might fuel TB. Activities highlight the need for comprehensive care, prevention and support for adults living with HIV/AIDS. Comprehensive TB and HIV care and prevention rely on full implementation of the DOTS strategy as part of a wide ranging HIV/AIDS care and prevention programme as well as collaborative TB and HIV programme activities.