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Living With AIDS, Dying of TB

One in four deaths among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) results from tuberculosis (TB). Despite being the leading infectious killer of PLHA, the percentage of PLHA that are regularly screened for TB has increased from 0.6 percent to only 4.1 percent since 2004.

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New Report Finds Significant Investments in Broad Sector-Wide Approaches Are Not Producing Intended

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A new report released today shows that the World Bank and other development agencies have invested billions of dollars over the last decade in an approach to health that is not achieving intended outcomes.

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Cross-country Laboratory Network to Raise East Africa’s Defenses Against Disease

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The World Bank recently approved US$63.66 million for the East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking Project which aims to establish an urgently needed network of high-quality public health laboratories. The laboratories will improve access to diagnostic services among vulnerable populations living in the cross-border areas of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda.

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