24-year-old Zainab Kamara attending a medical consultation provided by MSF Clinical Officer, Dominic Pessima, at the MSF Supported drug-resistant tuberculosis ward in Makeni Regional Hospital, Bombali Districts, Sierra Leone.
Zainab Kamara is from Makeni. She has been diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and started her 18 months all oral treatment in May 2023. She has a history of previously interrupted treatment due to lack of family support and has now been placed on an individualized drug regimen to adequately address the type of resistance she is facing.