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Maddy
Maddy
TB blogger
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…
20 Sep 2018 / 5 minute read
Halyna Uvarenko, TB patient
Halyna Uvarenko
TB blogger
TB & Me: Facing your fears 
After experiencing severe side-effects to the injectible medication she was taking for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, Halyna, 55, got a new prescription and is now preparing to continue the shorter treatment offered by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at home.
08 Feb 2016 / 4 minute read
Zolelwa Sifumba
There is life after MDR TB...
Hello… my name is Zolelwa Sifumba… And I’m a Multidrug resistant TB survivor… :) I can’t believe it either... I made it :)
30 Oct 2014 / 4 minute read

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