Location:
PAKISTAN
Baldia town, Karachi


Muhammad Rahim – Father of Mustafa (patient)

I came to know about my child’s disease and started his treatment, so he recovered.
If I hadn’t known about this disease, it would have worsened.


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Pakistan is among the top five countries with the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases.
Children are especially at risk and case detection is very low.
MSF has started offering TB care at the Rural Health Centre of Baldia, with a specific focus on paediatric patients.
Care is provided at a primary health centre instead of in a hospital, and all key services are available under one roof.


Dr Hasaan – Medical Activity Manager

MSF provides two types of services to the community.
For the patients coming to the clinic, all services are provided,
including screening, consultations with doctors, x-rays for TB,
and the GeneXpert machine, which detects TB bacteria in different samples.
Other than this, we have a chest camp activity,
which is organised by going into the community.
The objective is to reach the people
who otherwise have difficulty accessing healthcare and cannot reach the clinic.


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In the Chest camp, the MSF team offers consultations and X-rays. Potential TB samples are sent to the clinic for diagnosis, and treatment begins for positive cases.


Muhammad Kabir, patient

I already had some knowledge about TB and knew it wasn’t a fatal disease,
with proper treatment it could be cured.
I did not let it overwhelm me.
I maintained a good diet and took the medications properly,
and as a result I recovered.