Padmanesan Narasimhan

TL;DR: Emerging variables such as diabetes, indoor air pollution, alcohol, use of immunosuppressive drugs, and tobacco smoke play a significant role at both the individual and population level and specific groups such as health care workers and indigenous population are at an increased risk of TB infection and disease.

TL;DR: IDUs in Chennai were commonly co-infected with HBV, HCV and tuberculosis, complicating use of antiretroviral and anti-tuberculous therapy, and the current regimens available for the management of HIV and TB in India may need to be re-assessed.

TL;DR: Progress by AFRO Member States in integrating NCD care into PHC is variable across the region and enhanced government commitment and judicious resource allocation to prioritize NCDs are needed.

TL;DR: This online program may be a model for other efforts to provide education to health care providers treating HIV-infected patients in the developing world.

TL;DR: The utility of mHealth to support and improve IPCHS was evident, butIPCHS strategy 2 (participatory governance and accountability) was addressed least frequently and the limited evidence for large-scale implementation and international variation in reporting of m health practice, modalities used, and health domains addressed requires capacity building.