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. 2020 Nov:100:394-395.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1425. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Maintaining robust HIV and tuberculosis services in the COVID-19 era: A public health dilemma in Zimbabwe

Solomon Mukwenha  1 , Tafadzwa Dzinamarira  2 , Owen Mugurungi  3 , Godfrey Musuka  4
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Maintaining robust HIV and tuberculosis services in the COVID-19 era: A public health dilemma in Zimbabwe

Solomon Mukwenha et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged health systems worldwide. In Zimbabwe, the COVID-19 response has seen the diversion of human capital, equipment, and other resources that were meant for the HIV and tuberculosis (TB) programmes. In a country with one of the worst HIV and TB burdens globally, the authors discuss this public health dilemma of sustained HIV and TB services in the context of a new threat - COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; Pandemic; Tuberculosis; Zimbabwe.

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