Hamari Awaaz: Addressing stigma in people living with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in India

October 23, 2020

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World Tuberculosis Day: Treating the untreatable

March 24, 2019

With 84,000 cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis, India has the highest burden of DR-TB in the world. In Mumbai, MSF has been providing not just medical treatment but holistic care to people living with DR-TB. Watch this video to find out...

Providing medical care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai

February 12, 2019

MSF in South Asia: Projects in South Asia Access campaign Connect with us UPDATE Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders has announced the planned closure of its Mumbai-based Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) project by the end of 2024. This significant initiative...

Renewed hope- Stories of four patients fighting drug-resistant-TB in Mumbai

March 24, 2018

Name : Designation : Interviews conducted & written by DVL Padma Priya for MSF For World TB Day 2018, we celebrate the courage and endurance of four MSF patients who are currently undergoing treatment for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). Pooja,...

Mumbai: A new life with new tuberculosis drugs

December 1, 2016

Increasingly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB) are on the rise in India, particularly in hotspots such as Mumbai. Two new TB drugs, bedaquiline and delaminid, show promising results and offer renewed hope to patients whose TB strains are resistant to...