misha friedman – tuberculosis in the former soviet union

Misha Friedman – Tuberculosis in the former Soviet Union

Misha Friedman Tuberculosis in the former Soviet Union Tuberculosis is still a very deadly disease – especially in the former Soviet Union. The number of patients with very difficult to treat forms…

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I have been working on this story since 2008. It first started as an assignment from Doctors Without Borders in Chechnya, and quickly grew into a much larger project, involving several countries, dozens of hospitals and clinics, and hundreds of doctors and patients. I have seen very little change in the past few years, but I hope that now, when my project is complete, any attention it receives will bring some change at least to the people involved.