The United Nations Geneva hosted entity-based body, which is committed to revolutionising TB space to end the disease by 2030, notes TB deaths among people living with HIV increased for the first time since 2010, with 214 000 deaths in 2020.
They say that the underfunding towards TB is bound to lead to an increase in mortality due to TB among people living with HIV in years to come.
Experts have warned of increased Tuberculosis (TB) deaths among people living with HIV for the first time in over a decade.
Stop TB Partnership warns that the trend is expected to continue if urgent investments in TB services are not met especially given the impact of Covid-19.
