Preventing people living with HIV from dying of TB

Preventing people living with HIV from dying of tuberculosis is one of UNAIDS’ priority areas. Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of illness and death of people living with HIV—almost one in four of the world’s 2 million AIDS-related deaths each year is associated with TB. The majority of these deaths occur in Africa, where the TB mortality rate in people living with HIV is more than twenty times higher than the rest of the world. Even for those that it does not kill, TB places a heavy burden on people living with HIV, causing significant illness that requires a minimum of six months treatment, with the associated economic costs to the individual, his or her family and the health-care system.

By ensuring an effective integrated delivery of services for HIV and tuberculosis as well as nutritional support in all settings we can prevent people living with HIV from dying of tuberculosis