At first, the MDR-TB treatment was going well, but then he developed extensively drug-resistant TB — and he had to swallow up to 40 different pills each day
“I nearly collapsed when my doctor phoned me with the news, because I had started thinking that I’ll have to take up to 40 tablets every day — like I had done for most of my treatment period — for the rest of my life.
“I’m afraid of contracting the disease again. I would rather die than to go back on all that medication [even though treatment for“My journey with TB pushed me into activism. Many people still think that it’s only those with HIV who can get TB. “But everyone is at risk. As long as you can breathe, you can get TB. As an activist, I believe that we need to change attitudes and educate people on the disease as a community.”
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