Swazi

Zanele Mavuso

The continuing challenges of my treatment

I am still having problems with my feet. They ache especially when it’s cold. Other than that I feel much better now.

18 Oct 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Colisile Lushaba

No more injections

18 Oct 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Jabulile Sithole

Feeling strong!

I am happy to say that the MDR-TB treatment worked wonders for me, I have now put on a lot of weight, I feel strong and I am now working in the timber industry in Shise

18 Oct 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Zanele Mavuso

My support group

Suffering from MDR-TB made me fearful and withdrawn and as a result I stopped interacting with people, because I thought everyone around me knew I had a dreadful disease.

10 Aug 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Colisile Lushaba

Responsibility

The trouble I am faced with right now is that since mama

10 Aug 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Zanele Mavuso

Dependence

Contracting MDR-TB has made me a dependent person as I am currently unemployable.

01 Aug 2011 / 1 minute read

Jabulile Sithole

No more injections!

I am overwhelmed with joy and cannot believe that I am finally discontinuing the daily injection treatment for the MDR-TB.

28 Jul 2011 / 3 minute read

Zanele Mavuso

Family life

Due to the severity of MDR-TB, I had to leave my marital home where I lived with my five children to stay with my mother.

25 Jul 2011 / 1 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Colisile Lushaba

Feels like forever...

It feels like forever that I have been on the MDR-TB tre

25 Jul 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Zanele Mavuso

Getting back to strength

Since I started treatment for MDR-TB, it has been a harrowing journey.

21 Jul 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis

Colisile Lushaba

Like any other ordinary woman....

The good news or the best thing that has happened over t

27 Jun 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Taking BloodBlood Sample

Zanele Mavuso

Support

I haven’t received any good news about my health this month since I am still waiting for my culture results but I must say that I am happy because the problem I had with my knees has since gone awa

31 May 2011 / 2 minute read

Eswatini

Multidrug- Resistant Tuberculosis