Winning the battle and losing the war? Where public health is getting it wrong in the current fight against HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite the enormous victory that has been recorded in decreasing significantly HIV-TB related mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa, enormous challenges continue to obstruct proper and enviable control of these conditions. These range from prioritization, ethics, funding, drug resistance and research gaps. Resistance to these diseases could constitute key treatment and prevention challenges to health care systems and the international community if not handled appropriately and promptly. This paper presents key shortcomings of the current funding, management and research policies and highlights possible action areas to remedy this situation.
Department of Military Health, Ministry of Defense, Cameroon ; Centre for Population Studies and Health Promotion, CPSHP, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Luchuo Engelbert
LE
Bain
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
Nkeh Charles
NC
Clovis
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
AIDS; HIV; Sub-Saharan Africa; TB