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. 

26. October 2011
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TB UNION CONFERENCE

Living with drug-resistant TB as a child

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

Tuberculosis: The Issues

Cambodia © Sean Brokenshire/MSF

Learn about the issues MSF & others confront in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

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Featured multimedia

Share in my Solitude: Living with drug-resistant TB
In this photofilm, Happiness Dlamini talks about her experiences of living with the treatment for drug-resistant TB...

Tags: Tuberculosis, drug-resistant TB, Swaziland

MSF & Tuberculosis

Find out about MSF’s treatment programmes for TB - today MSF provides TB treatment for over 30,000 people in 29 countries.

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Tuberculosis Facts

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

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