tuberculosis and hiv: the need for a stronger and sustained collaboration against a deadly duo /

Published at 2017-03-23 10:57:19

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Nigeria ranks fourth among the 22 tall-burden Tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world. The WHO 2015 Global report gave the estimated TB incidence rate at 322 per 100000 population and the prevalence rate at 330 per 100000 population. TB is synergistically affected by HIV. While HIV fuels the TB burden, TB is the commonest infection [...]

Source: nigeriahealthwatch.com