MDR-TB | Blogs from Doctors Without Borders

TB&Me: Two years of treatment is a lot for a child

When nine-year-old Mukhamadjon was diagnosed with extrapulmonary (located outside of the lungs) multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), his grandmother Saida supported him through two years of grueling treatment. Here, she shares their story.

TB in Belarus: “The blank spot on the map”

Knowing nothing about Belarus, German psychotherapist Christian arrives in Minsk for his first ever assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

TB & Me: "I often think multi-drug-resistant TB survivors must be superhumans."

Maddy is a student in the UK who is currently going through treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. While ten million people are affected with tuberculosis every year, treatment options for drug-resistant strains are limited and side-effects can be severe. Maddy shares his story so far…

20th month of treatment (final)

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TB & Me: "I am living proof that TB can be beaten"

In 2001 I was diagnosed with TB. I remember having symptoms of TB; coughing for more than two weeks, in my case I was coughing up blood, loss of appetite, loss of weight, lot of sweating at night. I remember one morning I woke up wet from the sweat: it was as if somebody had poured a bucket of water over me.

I visited the clinic, the doctors ran some tests. I was told to go back for the results after two weeks. I went back and got the positive results for TB.

18th month of treatment

White Orchid considers how different people tolerate treatment for tuberculosis...

15th month of treatment

White Orchid blogs about the incidence of tuberculosis worldwide

14th month of treatment

White Orchid writes about the value of blogging during treatment for tuberculosis...

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