Central Asian pilot programs need further funding. So far only the ones in Kazakhstan have been able to support TB-patients with the essential food aid. In the last days of March, the Federation's regional delegation hosted a TB-conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The participants included representatives from the Central Asian health ministries as well as from the involved international agencies. The goal was to advocate DOTS and the community approach to combat tuberculosis in the region.
Tuberculosis is a tricky opponent.
Dinara went with her two children to a shelter in Kara Balta. She dreads the return to her own home where several members of the extended family are repeatedly sick with tuberculosis.