COVID-19 and syndemic challenges in ‘Battling the Big Three’: HIV, TB and malaria

Abstract

Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to seriously undermine the health system in sub-Saharan Africa with an increase in the incidences of malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infections. Based on current evidence in the African region the collateral impact of COVID-19 on the “big three diseases” shall be addressed in the following.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Malaria
• TB
• HIV
• Impact
• Challenges