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HIV/TB
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of HIV-related deaths worldwide. In countries with high HIV prevalence, up to 80% of people with TB test positive for HIV. Globally there were 700,000 TB cases among people living with HIV in 2006, and an estimated 230,000 people living with AHIV will die as a result of TB in 20080 despite the fact that TB is curable.
For many years, the efforts to tackle TB and HIV have been largely separate, despite the overlapping epidemiology. However, it is now increasingly recognized that only through combined and coordinated efforts for both TB and HIV can this dual epidemic be halted. The WHO recommends twelve collaborative TB/HIV actions and 'The Three Is': Isoniazid Preventive Treatment (IPT), intensified case finding (ICF) for active TB, and TB Infection Control (IC), are key public health strategies focused on decreasing the impact of TB on people living with HIV.
The WHO HIV/AIDS and TB departments and their partners focus on joint efforts for HIV/TB advocacy, policy development and implementation in countries. WHO also develops and promotes tools and guidelines to support countries in improving TB/HIV collaboration