Georgia

International Activity Report, 2007 In Sukhumi (Abkhazia) and Zugdidi (West Georgia), MSF treats multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB). The estimated prevalence is over 10 per cent of new TB cases and 57 per cent of re-treatment cases. The daily intake of dozens of medicines and the extremely prolonged treatment are difficult to endure and patients' adherence to the treatment course is generally poor.  Patients find it hard to stay isolated in hospital for several months. Many are from poor families and cannot afford to stay too long in hospital when their dependants are relying on them for financial support. MSF has tackled this problem by reducing the period in hospital from between six and eight months to an average...