Introduction: Over the past 5 years, substantial global investment has resulted in reduced TB
incidence rates by 9% and mortality rates by 14%. However, the coronavirus disease …

There was concern that the COVID-19 pandemic would adversely affect TB and HIV
programme services in Kenya. We set up real-time monthly surveillance of TB and HIV …

Background There is mounting evidence that the risk of death from COVID-19 among people
with HIV could be as much as twice that of the general population. Recent evidence …

When the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March 2020, there was concern that TB
and HIV programme services in Malawi would be severely affected. We set up real-time …

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, there was concern that TB and HIV services in
Zimbabwe would be severely affected. We set up real-time monthly surveillance of TB and …

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique threat to patients with multidrug-resistant
tuberculosis (MDR-TB). We describe a case of a patient with pulmonary MDR-TB and …

Dear Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid and profound changes in health
systems worldwide to cope with the unexpected challenges. Essential health services, such …

Introduction: Delayed TB diagnosis and treatment perpetuate the high burden of TB-related
morbidity and mortality in resource-constrained settings. We explored the potential of COVID …

Households in low-resource settings are more vulnerable to events which adversely affect
their livelihoods, including shocks eg death of family members, droughts and more recently …

Dear Editor, The first cluster of patients with atypical pneumonia of unknown aetiology was
reported in the city of Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. 1 By 26 May 2020, more than …