A. Establish and strengthen the mechanisms for delivering integrated TB and HIV services |
A.1. Set up and strengthen a coordinating body for collaborative TB/HIV activities functional at all levels |
A.2. Determine HIV prevalence among TB patients and TB prevalence among people living with HIV |
A.3. Carry out joint TB/HIV planning to integrate the delivery of TB and HIV services |
A.4. Monitor and evaluate collaborative TB/HIV activities |
B. Reduce the burden of TB in people living with HIV and initiate early antiretroviral therapy (the Three I's for HIV/TB) |
B.1. Intensify TB case-finding and ensure high quality antituberculosis treatment |
B.2. Initiate TB prevention with isoniazid preventive therapy and early antiretroviral therapy |
B.3. Ensure control of TB Infection in health-care facilities and congregate settings |
C. Reduce the burden of HIV in patients with presumptive and diagnosed TB |
C.1. Provide HIV testing and counselling to patients with presumptive and diagnosed TB |
C.2. Provide HIV prevention interventions for patients with presumptive and diagnosed TB |
C.3. Provide co-trimoxazole preventive therapy for TB patients living with HIV |
C.4. Ensure HIV prevention interventions, treatment and care for TB patients living with HIV |
C.5. Provide antiretroviral therapy for TB patients living with HIV |