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HIV death rate climbs in Uganda due to TB

Uganda lists among the twenty-two countries with high TB saddle. If TB and HIV combines alongside, the mortality rate among people infected with HIV can rise sharply in Uganda. TB is the leading cause of death among PLHA (people living with HIV/AIDS). It estimates as thirty percent of all deaths in the country.

The government has reduced the HIV occurrence very much. It managed to start over 64,000 HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). At the same time there is no large effort undertaken to trim down the trouble of TB among people living with HIV/AIDS.

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