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MSF Podcast: Difficulties of Treating Children with TB

This podcast was produced by MSF and originates on their website here.

Mathare Slum Kids
Mathare Slum Kids

In Mathare, a poor area on the outskirts of Nairobi, MSF treats children with TB, but just diagnosing them is extremely challenging. Results of the lack of research into TB means the main diagnostic tool for the adult form of the disease is 130 years old and not at all adapted for use with children.

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