Minimizing the impact of the triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and HIV on health services in sub-Saharan Africa

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 113; pp. S16 - S21
• Main Authors: Nachega, Jean B., Kapata, Nathan, Sam-Agudu, Nadia A., Decloedt, Eric H., Katoto, Patrick D.M.C., Nagu, Tumaini, Mwaba, Peter, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina, Ntoumi, Francine, Geng, Elvin H., Zumla, Alimuddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases; Elsevier
• Subjects: Africa; Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology; Child; COVID-19; Health Services; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Humans; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Africa South of the Sahara; SARS-CoV-2; Tuberculosis; HIV; Health services; Africa

•Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bear a high proportion of the global burden of TB and HIV cases.•COVID-19 is negatively impacting on TB/HIV health services in SSA.•SARS-CoV-2 coinfection with TB and HIV adds an increased mortality risk in SSA.•Predictive models and further research is required to accurate...