The 41st UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting agreed that the topic of the Thematic Segment of the 42nd meeting in June 2018 would be “Ending tuberculosis and AIDS––a joint response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals”.
That
PCB meeting in 2008,1 to:
decision follows on previous decisions and recommendations, including at the 22nd
- mobilize communities, including migrants and other marginalized populations to ensure increased access to tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, prevention and care in people living with HIV;
- work with the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish mechanisms for accountability of HIV programmes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB in people living with HIV;
- advocate for the inclusion of TB prevention, detection and treatment in national HIV action frameworks;
- deliver integrated TB and HIV services that provide adequate TB infection control in all care settings;
- address the resource gaps for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB; and
- Work with relevant partners to accelerate research and development of better tools for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB in people living with HIV.