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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2015

Winning the battle and losing the war? Where public health is getting it wrong in the current fight against HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Luchuo Engelbert Bain, Nkeh Charles Clovis

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Luchuo Engelbert BainDepartment of Military Health, Ministry of Defense, Cameroon ; Centre for Population Studies and Health Promotion, CPSHP, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Nkeh Charles ClovisFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the enormous victory that has been recorded in decreasing significantly HIV-TB related mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa, enormous challenges continue to obstruct proper and enviable control of these conditions. These range from prioritization, ethics, funding, drug resistance and research gaps. Resistance to these diseases could constitute key treatment and prevention challenges to health care systems and the international community if not handled appropriately and promptly. This paper presents key shortcomings of the current funding, management and research policies and highlights possible action areas to remedy this situation.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAfrica South of the SaharaDrug Resistance, MicrobialHIV InfectionsHumansPublic HealthTuberculosisAIDSHIVSub-Saharan AfricaTB

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PMID26491518
PMCPMC4594979

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