The Risk of Breathing

Somewhere between walking out of her front door in Cape Town, taking a taxi to college and hanging out with friends, Phumeza Tisile caught tuberculosis. As South Africa and other countries recognize World TB Day on Sunday, AllAfrica looks at the plight of Tisile and others like her.

The Lizo Nobanda TB Care Centre is run by Medecins Sans Frontieres. It is a short-stay facility with just 10 beds in the heart of Khayelitsha.

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