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This document discusses achievements and challenges in the collaborative efforts between TB and HIV activities, highlighting policy developments, training programs, and advocacy initiatives. It also addresses constraints such as slow progress, weak health systems, and limited resources.
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Progress in Implementing collaborative TB/HIV activities Jintana Ngamvithayapong-Yanai and Haileyesus Getahun On behalf of the Global TB/HIV Working Group Meeting of 22 High Burden Countries and Core Groups of the StopTB Partnership. 30 October 2006. Paris, France.
C: Reducing the Burden of HIV in TB Patients Data (of 41 High Burden countries) Global Plan by 2006: 1.6 million Tested for HIV 200,000 Enrolled on ART
Achievements: policy and tools • Policy for accelerated diagnosis of TB in HIV prevalent settings • TB/HIV Training material prepared and courses held • Monitoring and evaluation systems developed and generating trend data
Achievements: advocacy • African Heads of State, Abuja 2006, set TB/HIV targets • UNGASS support for collaborative activities in TB and HIV, 2006 • UNAIDS addressing TB (HIV /TB advisor posted) • High visibility during Toronto AIDS Conference (included in rapporteur session)
Constraints and challenges • Countries moving slowly • Weak health systems • Limited financial and human resources • Coordination or integration of services is difficult • Cultural differences and territorial concerns between TB and HIV programmes • Lack of new and rapid tools to diagnose TB in PLHIV • Ensuring that TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment become essential parts of HIV care
Goal 6 target 8 of the MDGs: By 2015, to reduce half of TB mortality and to reverse the incidence