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Uzbekistan

International Activity Report, 2009 The incidence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in Uzbekistan is one of the highest in the world. This is most evident in the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in the northwest of the country. MSF’s project in this region, sees high rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) and the appropriate tools for diagnosis and treatment are only available from international organisations such as MSF. Throughout 2009, MSF focused on improving infection control and supplying patient care and treatment. Great concern still remains however, regarding the high proportion of people who fail to finish the treatment programme for DR-TB, which requires a long course of medication and has difficult side effects...
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A Month in Focus - April 2012

11 April 2012
Month in Focus April 2012
DRC, Chad, Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Haiti
DR Congo – An alarming surge in malaria Chad – On the brink of a peak in malnutrition Paraguay – The scourge of the vinchuca Uzbekistan – Tuberculose shows resistance Haiti – Medical certificates for cholera patients
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Uzbekistan: A mother with MDR-TB

22 March 2012
Uzbekistan, MDR-TB
Uzbekistan: A mother with MDR-TB
Her coffin had already been built when Rohatay Abdullaeva learned she could get help in her native Uzbekistan. As World TB Day approaches, MSF celebrates her good health, but also remembers the huge number of people with TB who cannot get the help they need.
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In a Heartbeat - Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uzbekistan

24 September 2010
In a Heartbeat - Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uzbekistan
In a Heartbeat - Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uzbekistan
Have you ever seen someone so emaciated that you can see their heart beat? The heart, beating as though it wants to escape the chest, kept in place by only a thin layer of skin. Some might know the literal feeling, but have you ever seen it?   I did, as part of a recent field visit to our project in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan, where, since 2003, MSF has been running a program to address the problems of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).  A psycho-social support counsellor from MSF in a counselling session with an MDR-TB patient in a local polyclinic. Photo: Misha Friedman   With my face partly hidden behind the high infiltration mask I meet Alexey* (*Name changed)....
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