Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) Colony 3. Donetsk Ukraine

A TB patient taking his daily dose of medication inside the Colony 3 TB prison

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Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) Colony 3. Donetsk Ukraine

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB1945

Date taken / Date Recorded 04/11/2013 12:00 AM

Country Ukraine

Detailed location Prison Colony 3 Donetsk

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

Photographer / videographer / producer Aleksandr Glyadyelov

Copyright Aleksandr Glyadyelov/MSF

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Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

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Additional Information / Shotlist In the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, MSF provides treatment and support to inmates suffering from drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). MSF works in Colony 3 (regional prison hospital for inmates with TB) and three SIZOs (pre-trial detention centers). MSF also continues to provide support to prisoners who were initiated on treatment in the prison system but finished their jail term before treatment was completed. MSF’s support includes diagnosis and testing, provision of medical treatment, and psychological and social support to help MDR-TB patients continue taking their medication. MSF has also rehabilitated lab facilities and introduced infection control measures to prevent transmission of the disease within the prison walls. MSF also provides ARV treatment to patients that are co-infected with HIV.