Large-scale public-private partnership for improving TB-HIV services for high-risk groups in India

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Aug;14(8):1066-8.

Abstract

In India, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme and a large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention project partnered to deliver enhanced TB screening services for HIV high-risk groups. Between July 2007 and September 2008, 134 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating 412 clinics and community-based outreach services, screened 124 371 high-risk individuals and referred 3749 (3.01%) for TB diagnosis. Of these, 849 (23%) were diagnosed with TB. India has translated this model into national policy through a public-sector funded TB-HIV partnership scheme for NGOs serving high-risk groups.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • India
  • Infection Control / trends*
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Prevalence
  • Prognosis
  • Public-Private Sector Partnerships / statistics & numerical data*
  • Public-Private Sector Partnerships / trends
  • Risk Factors
  • Tuberculosis / complications
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control*