TB DEATHS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV

March 25, 2019

According to the Joint United Nations Programme on the UNAIDS, India has achieved an 84 % reduction in tuberculosis deaths among people living with HIV by 2017.

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  • It is the highest recorded decline among over 20 nations and it is also three years ahead of the 2020 deadline.  

  • UNAIDS has urged countries to step up action to meet the 2020 target of reducing TB deaths among people living with HIV by 75 %, as outlined in the 2016 United Nations Political Declaration on Ending AIDS. 

  • World Health Organisation estimates show that globally, TB deaths among people living with HIV have fallen by 42 per cent since 2010. 

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