Pay It Forward - TB Champions from South Africa and India

Author:
MSF South Africa
Publisher:
MSF South Africa
Publication Date:
30 October 2019
Tags:
South Africa, Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's leading infectious disease killer with 1.8 million deaths every year, and 10 million new cases. It primarily affects the poor and the most vulnerable. Moreover, multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) affects 600,000 people and kills 240,000 annually.

TB is a neglected disease with a desperately weak research pipeline for diagnostics, medicines and vaccines. India and SA are on the frontline in the fight against TB. This killer disease infect 10 million people every year, amongst them over half a million are resistant to treatment. New treatment exists but they are in the hands of big pharmaceutical companies.

Told through the eyes of Bhakti and Goodman, Pay it Forward is a story of resilience, hope and call to action in ensuring medicines shouldn't be a luxury.

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