Stop TB Partnership

Education and Raising awareness

Communities, driven by cultural beliefs and misunderstanding, evicted, chased and ostracized TB patients from their family homes on the grounds that they contracted the disease as a result of a curse.

Ali Ahmed -a patient- said that he was chased from his remote village by his father and community after others noticed his audible cough and tired looking body. He was forced out of their village and began to walk; this being the only way for him to cover the great distance to access treatment.

Ali is now among hundreds of patients who will soon be discharged after finishing their treatment period. While receiving treatment, a CFCS funded project educated patients so that they could act as agents of change in their communities by reversing common misunderstandings of the disease and patients. The project also worked in villages to reduce the stigma and discrimination directed towards TB patients.