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Uzbekistan is a Central Asian country of 28 million people. The former Soviet Republic was once at the heart of the ancient Silk Road trade route. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in Uzbekistan in 1997. Our recent projects have responded to HIV and tuberculosis.

In 2017, MSF launched TB PRACTECAL in Uzbekistan, a clinical trial of a new treatment regime for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

You can read more about TB PRACTECAL here.

Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB & Me: If I am asked “What is happiness?”
Abatgul is a journalist and a tuberculosis (TB) patient advocate. In 2008 she was diagnosed with a drug-resistant strain of TB, and began a long, difficult course of treatment, eventually making a full recovery. In this post, she reflects on what the experience has taught her about happiness...
21 Mar 2018 / 2 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: Thanks to those who were there for me!
Ulyosh is an artist and tuberculosis (TB) advocate. Today Ulyosh is cured, and reflecting on the remarkable people who helped her during her long treatment...
20 Mar 2018 / 3 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB&Me: Abatgul’s diary, part 5 – “One year completed”.
Abatgul is a journalist from Nukus in Uzbekistan. She's sharing extracts of the diary she kept during her treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis... 
18 Jan 2018 / 1 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB& Me: The most important thing in life is balance
Ulyosh is an artist and TB survivor from Uzbekistan. She shares her thoughts and reflections on finding balance in life after TB...
28 Dec 2017 / 3 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: Human superpowers
I would like to tell about one more story. I think this is an interesting story on how a person can change under a stressful situation.
07 Sep 2017 / 3 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB&Me: Abatgul’s diary part 4 - The consequences of self-treatment
Before I was exposed to TB I heard one of our relatives had fluid in his lungs. I advised his wife to send him to the hospital as soon as possible and said he would find a cure soon.
07 Sep 2017 / 2 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: Looking at life from a new angle
TB survivor Ulyosh blogs about how a little change in perspective can transform how we see our problems...  
02 Jun 2017 / 4 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB & Me: Abatgul's diary, part 3 - "When the drugs kick in"
Abatgul is a journalist and a tuberculosis (TB) patient advocate. On her blog, she's sharing entries from the diary that she kept during her treatment for drug resistant TB. In this post, she writes about dealing with medication and the powerful side-effects
13 Apr 2017 / 3 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: The power inside me
Ulyosh reflects on finding her strength, even when physically she was at her weakest...
21 Mar 2017 / 4 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
Abatgul's diary, pt 2: 'Waiting'
Abatgul is a journalist and a tuberculosis (TB) patient advocate. On her blog, she's sharing entries from the diary that she kept during her treatment for drug resistant TB. In this post she describes a very special day during her time living in a TB hospital ward...
25 Jan 2017 / 3 minute read
Ulyosh
TB blogger
TB & Me: I am grateful
  Ulyosh works at an art gallery in Nukus, Uzbekistan. As Patient Ambassador for TB, she blogs about staying thankful for what you have, even through hard times. This piece also features hand-drawn illustrations by Ulyosh, depicting her personal experiences.
06 Dec 2016 / 3 minute read
Abatgul Tajimuratova
TB blogger
TB & Me: Abatgul's Diary pt. 1
Abatgul is a journalist and a tuberculosis (TB) patient advocate.
05 Dec 2016 / 2 minute read