Table 1 The seven strategies for reducing the burden of TB and HIV that were evaluated

1) Improving TB case detection rates so that the WHO target of detecting 70% of new smear positive cases is reached in 2005 and then sustained

2) Improving TB cure rates so that the WHO target of 85% is reached in 2005 and then sustained

3) Improving TB case detection and cure rates simultaneously so that both WHO targets are met in 2005 and then sustained

4) Offering a six-month course of treatment for latent TB infection (TLTI) to people who are found to be HIV-positive but who do not have TB disease

5) TLTI as in strategy 4 but for life

6) Providing antiretroviral treatment (ART) to meet the target set by the WHO's "3-by-5" Initiative (with ART considered both for all in need and TB patients specifically)

7) Reducing HIV incidence through prevention programmes