Maintaining robust HIV and tuberculosis services in the COVID-19 era: A public health dilemma in Zimbabwe
Solomon Mukwenha, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Owen Mugurungi, Godfrey Musuka
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged health systems worldwide. In Zimbabwe, the COVID-19 response has seen the diversion of human capital, equipment, and other resources that were meant for the HIV and tuberculosis (TB) programmes. In a country with one of the worst HIV and TB burdens globally, the authors discuss this public health dilemma of sustained HIV and TB services in the context of a new threat - COVID-19.
Topics & Concepts
DilemmaTuberculosisPublic healthContext (archaeology)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)MedicineEconomic growthGlobal healthEnvironmental healthDiseasePolitical scienceVirologyGeographyInfectious disease (medical specialty)EconomicsNursingPathologyPhilosophyEpistemologyArchaeologyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy