Tuberculosis and HIV — Progress towards the 2020 target
UNAIDS - "Most countries are not on track and too many people living with HIV are still dying from TB which is preventable and curable. The most vulnerable and the marginalized are still out of reach of HIV and TB services and in around 40 countries the number of TB deaths among people living with HIV is increasing. This is unacceptable.
Are countries on track to reduce TB deaths among people living with HIV by 75% by 2020?
TB the top infectious killer worldwide: Tuberculosis (TB) is the top infectious killer worldwide, claiming around 4400 lives a day. TB also remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, causing one in three AIDS-related deaths. In 2017, 1.6 million people died from TB, including around 300 000 people living with HIV. However, TB is also preventable and curable. (Photo: UNAIDS)