Tuberculosis is a major problem throughout the ruins of the Soviet Empire. In Stepanakert, capital ok Karabach, Armenian enclave on Azeri Territory, Médecins Sans Frontières has rehabilitated the TB hospital and provides drugs and technical back up. Curing patients is the only way to eradicate this epidemic. However, the number of cases presenting drug resistant strains of the illness in increasing and for the time being doctors remain powerless.