Developing Countries: HIV Infection

(asked on 14th June 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2014, to Question 902851, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the 12 collaborative TB-HIV activities recommended by the World Health Organisation are being implemented through its bilateral programmes; and what assessment has been made of the effect to date of the steps taken.


Answered by
Nick Hurd Portrait
Nick Hurd
This question was answered on 29th June 2016

DFID actively seeks to incorporate WHO guidance into its programmes. WHO urges national TB and HIV programmes to incorporate its recommendations, so our investments contribute to them implementing the 12 point package of collaborative TB/HIV activities. We have ensured our health advisers are aware of the WHO guidance so that they are able to discuss these with the TB and HIV control programmes in the countries we support.

Assessments of progress are drawn from publically available UNAIDS and WHO Global reports; these show significant advances in recent years. UK support, notably through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria, has been instrumental in the achievement of these gains.

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