TB-AIDS
December 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) is promoting collaboration between national tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS programmes, with 14 million patients jointly infected, 70 per cent in Africa. The WHO wants voluntary HIV testing and counselling expanded within TB programmes and TB testing in HIV-endemic areas.
THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) is promoting collaboration between national tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS programmes, with 14 million patients jointly infected, 70 per cent in Africa. The WHO wants voluntary HIV testing and counselling expanded within TB programmes and TB testing in HIV-endemic areas.
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