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WHO: Intensified action needed to halt a quarter of a million TB/HIV deaths a year of people living with AIDS

"Joint TB And HIV Interventions Can Save Lives And Must Be Accelerated" says International Aids Society President.

Toronto - Leading HIV experts today called on the global HIV community to intensify collaboration on tuberculosis control, to prevent the deaths of a quarter of a million people living with HIV (PLHIV) a year.

At the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, HIV Director Dr Kevin De Cock and TB/HIV Coordinator Dr Paul Nunn, both from WHO, were joined by Dr Helene Gayle, the International AIDS Society President . Together, they urged HIV health workers to target and scale-up joint activities for tuberculosis and HIV.

TB/HIV Working Group Strategic Plan 2006-2015

The seven Working Groups of the Stop TB Partnership have each prepared a working group strategic plan for 2006-2015. The combined Working Group Strategic Plans now form the basis of the Second Global Plan to Stop TB (2006-2015), which will lead us towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals.

The TB/HIV Working Group Strategic Plan 2006-2015

Please send any comments or queries that you have on the TB/HIV Working Group Strategic Plan to tbhiv@who.int

Focus on Africa

Africa Declares TB Emergency Read more African Union meeting in Gabarone supports TB Emergency in Africa See highlighted Experts report (p40 supports the declaration) Betty Nanyanzi, 32 years old. I tested HIV in 1993. After giving birth I had herpes zoster and so I went for a test. It was positive. I tested my child and she was positive as well. I felt really bad and guilty. I was unemployed at the time. My child was tested in 1995 and has been in good health. My husband died of AIDS in 1997. I found it very hard to get a job. With the help of TASO (The AIDS Support Organisation Uganda Ltd) I am much better. I got TB more than 2 months ago. I was really sick with my TB. I lost weight, had no appetite and was sweating lots at night. I also had this cough. I have no idea where I could have got it. I had my child tested for TB but she is OK. She has cerebral meningitis at the moment but she is getting better. TASO gives me my TB drugs free. I have had no problems or side effects with the TB drugs. And I will take them to the end. I know what will happen if I don?t. I have felt no stigma with TB. When my husband died in 1997, I joined the drama group here at TASO. I work 2 days a week. We go to the villages and schools and put on plays about HIV/AIDS and TB to sensitise the communities. Bono, the singer of U2, supports the drama group.