Cambodia – Kuy Sreda Sreda worries for her little sisters as they go to school. “My name is Sreda and I am 22 years old. I live with my mother and three younger sisters in Wat village in the commune of Sre Noi, Cambodia. When my father passed away it fell on my shoulders to […]
Single mom discovers her son has a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis with the help of APOPO’s HeroRATs.
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Single mom discovers her son has a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis with the help of APOPO’s HeroRATs.
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Crimilda Crimilda’s relationship suffered after she was diagnosed with tuberculosis. “My name is Crimilda Simeão Manhique. I am a 26-year-old woman, married with two children ages 7 and 4. Currently, I live with my 3 brothers and mother with my children. When I was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and started treatment, I was asked to
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Partner: Feliciano Community health worker fights TB stigma and encourages adherence to treatment in patients. “My name is Feliciano Petruchel and I am a Community Health Worker with Kenguelekezé and APOPO, who are collaborating to increase diagnosis and treatment for tuberculosis (TB) patients. Kenguelekezé means “sunrise” in the local language, and the organization focuses on health,
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Maria Maria fell ill after nursing her husband back to health. “My name is Maria Nhamtumbo, I am 39 years old and I have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. I believe I contracted tuberculosis (TB) from my husband while caring for him during his illness. There is often a negative stigma in the
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Partner: MUKIKUTE Team Personal stories from former TB-patient volunteer group MUKIKUTE. Iluminata Komba “15 years ago, I came down with TB. I almost died. At that time most of the hospitals around here diagnosed TB just with a physical examination or an X-Ray. You were lucky if you got tested using microscopy. It took me
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Chichi “When I first became sick I thought it was malaria. I went to my local clinic to get tested and the result was positive. But after the treatment I didn’t get better so I went to get tested again and the clinic then thought it was typhoid. However, the result was also negative. They
Single mom discovers her son has a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis with the help of APOPO’s HeroRATs.