Open AccessHitting the bull’s eye of ending tuberculosis goal: The challenge of addressing tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus positive population in India
Author(s) -
Vandana Dabla
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3249
DOI - 10.5501/wjv.v8.i1.1
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , disease , population , stigma (botany) , immunology , virology , environmental health , pathology , psychiatry
Eradicating tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus is all the more important to realise India's ambitious goal of tuberculosis free India by 2025. Although, continuous efforts are being made to address tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus co-infection, it is imperative to closely monitor the implemented strategies, encourage and validate disease notification system in the country, and bring about societal change to view this disease as an ailment only and not as a stigma.