This strategic framework marries formerly separate mandates for HIV and TB management in to one, comprehensive collaboration. It provides a structure for how to: strengthen the health care system to respond effectively to both epidemics, reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS in TB patients, and establish a ...monitoring and evaluation system for the collaborative activities. Activities include: improving TB infection control in health care and other settings, enhancing TB/HIV diagnostic capacity, and harmonize data collection tools and local, national and international TB/HIV indicators.more
Step Up for TB 2020 Tuberculosis Policies in 37 Countries A survey of prevention, testing, and treatment policies and practices.
The country scorecard reflects how many of 14 internationally recommended key policies are in place at the national level, based on the Step Up for TB 2020 report survey....more