Nepal has a high tuberculosis (TB) burden, with 81 new cases per 100,000 people in 2005, according to the World Health Organization. HIV infects 3.1 percent of adult TB patients, and HIV-TB co-infections complicate treatment and care for both diseases.
Opioid receptor antagonist like Naloxone can be used to reverse the symptoms of opioid toxicity or overdose, such as sedation and respiratory depression.
