World Tuberculosis Day: Treating the untreatable
March 24, 2019With 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...
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Providing medical care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai
February 12, 2019MSF in South Asia: Projects in South Asia Access campaign Connect with us UPDATEMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders has closed its Mumbai-based Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) project in December 2024. This significant initiative has been providing comprehensive care to patients...
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Mumbai: A new life with new tuberculosis drugs
December 1, 2016Increasingly 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...
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