Home TB treatment is helping patients in Swaziland
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Swaziland">Swaziland</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="resistant">resistant</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="homesteads">homesteads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swazi">Swazi</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Emily">Emily</span> <span word="Iob">Iob</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nhlangano">Nhlangano</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="injection">injection</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="TB">TB</span>.</p><p><span word="Mai">Mai</span> <span word="Nambuli">Nambuli</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="hesitant">hesitant</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Nosipho">Nosipho</span> <span word="Mpama">Mpama</span>.</p><p><span word="Mpama">Mpama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="resistant">resistant</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="injected">injected</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="her">her</span> ((<span word="Manbuli">Manbuli</span>)) <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="RHM">RHM</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confidential">confidential</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>," <span word="Mpama">Mpama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Nambuli">Nambuli</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="RHM">RHM</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Rural">Rural</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Motivator">Motivator</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="Treatment">Treatment</span> <span word="Supporter">Supporter</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="CTS">CTS</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="Borders">Borders</span> -- <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MSF">MSF</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Medecins">Medecins</span> <span word="Sans">Sans</span> <span word="Frontieres">Frontieres</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="better">better</span>,” <span word="Nambuli">Nambuli</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="MSF">MSF</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="Swaziland">Swaziland</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p>
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