Ending Tuberculosis through prevention: Zimbabwe’s PEPFAR Tuberculosis preventive treatment scale-up journey (2016–2024)

Talent Maphosa, Haddi Jatou Cham, Chiedza Marisa, Ruth Bulaya-Tembo, Amy Peterson, Mutsa Mhangara, Blessing Mushangwe, Gloria Mutukwa-Gonese, Batsirai Makunike-Chikwinya, Chidzewere Nzou, Alex Ingwani, Clorata Gwanzura, Fungai Kavenga, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Owen Mugurungi, Sarita Shah, Macarthur Charles, William Coggin, Julia Ershova, Division of Global HIV , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Department, United States Agency for International Development, HIV Care and Treatment Program, Zimbabwe Technical Assistance Training , Education Center for Health, HIV Care and Treatment Program, Zimbabwe Association of Church Related Hospitals, AIDS and TB Program, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Rollins School of Public Health and School of Medicine, Emory University, Division of Global HIV , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health

Published online on January 24, 2026

Abstract

International Journal of STD & AIDS, Volume 37, Issue 6, Page 589-595, May 2026.
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Globally in 2023, an estimated 161,000 PLHIV died of TB. TB preventive treatment (TPT) can reduce TB mortality yet scale up remains a challenge. We documented ...