1. Scale up of collaborative TB/HIV activities in Kenya
Dr. Joseph Sitienei
NATIONAL TB PROGRAM KENYA

2. Kenya: Profile Population 33.4 Million TB CDR (WHO-2004) estimate 46%
Incidence of TB (2005)
108,401
Case Notification Rate (2005)
325/100,000
HIV prevalence (KDHS 2003)
6.7%
TB patients with HIV (2005)
57%

3. TB HIV: Milestones DATE ACTIVITY 1994
HIV sero prevalence in SMP TB cases (50% Positive)
1997 and 1998
Attempts at tackling TBHIV Issues: 2 meetings
Oct. 2004
Policy on Testing HIV in clinical settings released
Nov. 2004
National TB HIV steering committee in place
Jan- June 2005
Revision of TB Data tools, printing and dissemination
TB HIV curriculum Development
TB HIV guidelines adopted locally
Training of health care workers
Province/District TB HIV steering committees set up
Nov 2004
ToT’s trained:
First June 2005
Second May 2006
Oct 2006
Printing of the TB HIV training curriculum

4. TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS

13. HIV prevalence among TB patients: Age/Sex distribution: 2005

14. Linkages

15. NLTP Targets HIV testing of TB patients to 80%
Ensure 80% HIV+/TB patients on cotrim
Ensure 80% of HIV+ TB patients on ARV’s
Ensure at least 20% of PLHWA screened for TB

17. Where we are in 2006 Quarter 2 HIV testing in TB patients - 60%
More than 80% HIV+ TB patients on CTX
HIV+ TB patients on ART 25%

18. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ministry of health The NLTP at all Levels:
National,
Provinces and Districts
The TB Patients

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