Report 19: The Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on HIV, TB and Malaria in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

From the Introduction: The course of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] epidemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) will be determined by the actions that countries take in the coming weeks and months It is clear that actions taken to reduce the size of the epidemic, delay, or flatten its peak, could lead to substantial reductions in deaths if doing so allows more patients with severe conditions to benefit from supportive care in hospital However, the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and actions taken in response to it will have far reaching consequences - including on other diseases, poverty, food security and economic growth - and consideration of these will have a strong bearing on the range of responses that are taken Here we aim to provide information on just one of these aspects - the potential impact of the COVID19 epidemic on three other major health priorities;specifically, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria COVID-19 (Disease);Epidemics;Malaria;HIV infections;Tuberculosis