Africa: Tuberculosis
(asked on 17th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the proportion of tuberculosis cases in (1) Malawi, (2) Mozambique, (3) Nigeria, and (4) Rwanda occurring in people living with HIV.
This question was answered on 1st July 2015
Details of the proportion of tuberculosis cases in (1) Malawi, (2) Mozambique, (3) Nigeria, and (4) Rwanda occurring in people living with HIV are as follows:
HIV-positive TB patients 2013 | ||
Country | Number | % |
Malawi | 9 998 | 56 |
Mozambique | 28 585 | 56 |
Nigeria | 19 423 | 22 |
Rwanda | 1 447 | 25 |
Tuberculosis country profiles can be found on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.