THE government says it will continue fighting against tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV after having recorded an 81.6 percent TB preventative treatment uptake (TPT) among HIV positive people last year. In his presentation of the overview of the National TB response on Friday, national TB programme officer in the Health ministry, Peter Shiri…
Government ups fight against TB among people with HIV

TB is a particularly vicious illness. Left untreated, the mortality rate is about 50 percent. It spreads easily, when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or even sings or speaks.