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Eswatini: Responding To COVID-19 In A Country Already Fighting A Dual HIV/TB Epidemic
MSF, 8 May 2020
eSwatini has the highest percentage of people living with HIV in the world. Almost one-thirds of adults are HIV-positive. The country is also severely affected by a tuberculosis… Read more »
Amid HIV/TB Epidemic, eSwatini Responds to COVID-19
With almost one-third of adults living with HIV, eSwatini has the highest percentage of people living with HIV in the world. The country is also severely affected by a tuberculosis epidemic and around 70% of all TB patients are co-infected with HIV. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been fighting the dual HIV/TB epidemic in eSwatini since 2007. Dr. Bernhard Kerschberger, MSF Head of Mission in eSwatini, describes the challenges his team faces responding to COVID-19 in a setting with high rates of HIV and TB, and how adapting care for patients is important to reduce the risk of exposure for the most vulnerable people.
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