(DR-TB) Patient Diagnose and Treatment | Shamsia Story

Shamsia sits with her mother in the women’s waiting area of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) hospital in Kandahar city, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Shamsia came to the hospital from the Maiwand district of Kandahar Province. She is in her 9th month of TB treatment.

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Diagnose and Treatment for Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) | Kandahar TB Hospital

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB141928

Date taken / Date Recorded 10/03/2022 12:00 AM

Country Afghanistan

Detailed location KANDAHAR

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

Photographer / videographer / producer Lynzy Billing

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

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Additional Information / Shotlist MSF works in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health to diagnose and treat patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The project aims to ensure patients with TB have access to quality, free and effective treatment. In April 2021, MSF inaugurated the hospital, which includes a laboratory, outpatient clinic and 24-beds for inpatients suffering from DR-TB and comorbidities, and those who develop severe side effects after taking DR-TB medication. MSF also provides mental health support and undertakes health promotion activities in the hospital.

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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