Strong Partnership for Improved TB and HIV Indicators: IPT Uptake and Completion

HIV & AIDS, Pandemic Preparedness and Response,
Technical Briefs & Case Studies

Strong Partnership for Improved TB and HIV Indicators: IPT Uptake and Completion

The dual burden of TB and HIV infection has prompted global attention as well as WHO policies and guidelines. The USAID-funded Challenge TB project partnered with the Ethiopian National TB Program and other local partners to ensure the delivery of a continuum of care to expand TB preventive therapy for latent TB infection among persons living with HIV (PLHIVs).  This technical highlight describes the partnership that implemented joint TB/HIV activities in health facilities demonstrating the feasibility of improving protection from TB disease progression amongst PLHIVs.