The TB and HIV/AIDS epidemics in the Russian Federation

Epidemics of preventable diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are growing rapidly in the Russian Federation. According to national data, incidence of these diseases has increased from over two times (TB) to almost sixty times (STIs); tens of thousan...

• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Vinokur, Anatoly, Godinho, Joana, Dye, Christopher, Nagelkerke, Nico
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2001
• Series: World Bank technical paper no. 510
• Subjects: TUBERCULOSIS; SIDA; ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS; FEDERACION DE RUSIA; ENFERMEDADES CONTAGIOSAS; ENFERMEDADES EPIDEMICAS; ENFERMEDADES TRANSMISIBLES

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Executive summary
• 1. Socioeconomic background
• 2. The TB epidemic
• 3. The HIV/AIDS epidemic
• 4. Potential impact of TB control, with implications for HIV/AIDS
• Annex 1: technical terms
• Bibliography
• Boxes, figures, and tables.