South Africa: Standing Up to Stigma By Supporting Others With Multi Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

press release

Siphokazi Kosopi suffered intense discrimination after she was diagnosed with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). However, with the support of her family and the South African Red Cross Society, she has become an advocate for acceptance and a mentor to other MDR-TB patients in South Africa's Eastern Cape.

When she first fell ill in 2013, Kosopi did not know what was wrong with her. She had no appetite, had diarrhoea and was losing weight. Her family took her to a hospital where she was admitted and put into an isolated room.

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