“All the children here are vaccinated. There is no case of drug-resistant TB now.”
With just a small laboratory, a microscope and a committed team of health professionals, a health centre in Djibouti has halved confirmed cases of tUberculosis (TB) over the last five years.
What makes this progress extraordinary is the location of the clinic— in the middle of Ali Addeh refugee camp, safe haven for 14,546 refugees and the largest refugee camp in Djibouti.
On End Tuberculosis Day, read about how we’re teaming up with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to fight Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis in the most vulnerable places on Earth.
Photo: Aurélia Rusek for UNDP Djibouti
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