Cambodia © Sean Brokenshire/MSF
Learn about the issues MSF & others confront in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.
We are calling for the development of a point-of-care TB test and working to increase access to treatment for drug resistant TB by supporting the introduction of promising new medicines and tackling supply problems of older drugs.

7 year old Senzo takes 14 pills each day to treat his tuberculosis. Hear through his own words what his daily life and treatment are like in Swaziland. » Read more
» REPORT: Out of the Dark: Meeting the Needs of Children with TB
Swaziland 2011 © Sifiso Sibandze

Cambodia © Sean Brokenshire/MSF
Learn about the issues MSF & others confront in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

Find out about MSF’s treatment programmes for TB - today MSF provides TB treatment for over 30,000 people in 29 countries.
A 24-month DR-TB treatment regimen can cost as much as US$9,000 for one patient – 475 times more than the $19 per patient it costs to cure standard, drug-sensitive TB