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. 

20. March 2012
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WORLD TB DAY

Rapid Response Required to Address Growing Burdent of MDR-TB

Alarming new data suggest that the global scope of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is much more vast than previously estimated, requiring a concerted international effort to combat this deadlier form of the disease. 

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Uzbekistan 2012 © Andriy Slizkiy 

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 TB test does not exist for children or people with HIV/AIDS

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