WHO ARE WE FUNDING JOBS CONTACT NEED HELP PROJECTS TO SUPPORT ENGAGE YOURSELF WHAT WE SAY NEWS AGENDA GIFTS LUXEMBOURG PROJECTS PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD Reception Projects to support Projects around the world Health Fight against tuberculosis - disease of the marginalized Tajikistan: Fighting tuberculosis - disease of the marginalized Context Tuberculosis is still a major public health problem worldwide today. It is a transmissible infectious disease that still kills nearly two million people each year around the world. In 2010, 8.8 million new cases were recorded by the World Health Organization. It is the poor and marginalized populations of developing countries who are most affected: 95% of all cases and 98% of deaths from tuberculosis occur in countries without resources. But it is especially in prisons that the scourge of tuberculosis is persistent. Rates among prisoners in Tajikistan remain around 10 times higher than national averages. Data indicates that prisoners and prison staff are particularly vulnerable to the disease. In 2004, one in two prisoners was infected while incarcerated. The main reasons were interruption of treatment due to stock shortage, late and incorrect diagnosis, poor hygienic conditions, overcrowding, insufficient food and a high rate of HIV infections. The action of Caritas Luxembourg Depuis 2004, l’équipe de médecins de Caritas Luxembourg met en œuvre la stratégie DOTS. Il s'agit d'un traitement sous surveillance directe de brève durée avec des médicaments plus forts, accompagné d’un dépistage systématique et précoce. La stratégie DOTS reconnaît que l’accès au traitement de la tuberculose est un droit fondamental de la personne et que la lutte contre cette maladie est un phénomène dont les retombées positives sur la société sont considérables. La lutte antituberculeuse joue un rôle important dans le combat contre la pauvreté. En outre, Caritas Luxembourg améliore les conditions de vies dans les prisons et distribue de la nourriture fraîche et des articles d’hygiène, assure l’approvisionnement régulier et ininterrompu de médicaments, et sensibilise les prisonniers à certaines règles d’hygiène pour éviter des infections. MAKE A DONATION FOLLOW US ! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER CARITAS IN LUXEMBOURG Caritas Luxembourg 29, rue Michel Welter L-2730 Luxembourg (+352) 40 21 31 - 1 caritas@caritas.lu MAKE A DONATION BY BANK TRANSFER (CCPL) IBAN LU34 1111 0000 2020 0000 (BCEE) IBAN LU63 0019 1000 4075 9000 (BGLL) IBAN LU48 0030 5366 0131 0000 (BILL) IBAN LU78 0026 1940 6300 0000 (BLUX) IBAN LU49 0080 2191 4870 2001 (CCRA) IBAN LU09 0090 0000 0113 6001 DONATE VIA QR-CODE DIGICASH Make a donation with your Smartphone from your current account. Scan this code with your Digicash application Sitemap Terms and conditions