title: Large-scale public-private partnership for improving TB-HIV services for high-risk groups in India.
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.
authors.affiliation: Development Policy and Practice, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.kane@kit.nl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Dewan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bitra
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dallabetta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D017053:Infection Control / Q000639:trends*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*