What is there to do for a TB patient when the current treatment is not enough to cure the disease, and he no longer wants to continue treatment? Emily Wise, a MSF doctor working on tuberculosis in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, talks about the frustrations of medical “lost causes” and refuses to give up hope.  Please leave your comments and questions for Emily below her blog post.

What is there to do for a TB patient when the current treatment is not enough to cure the disease, and he no longer wants to continue treatment? 

Emily Wise, a MSF doctor working on tuberculosis in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, talks about the frustrations of medical “lost causes” and refuses to give up hope. 

Please leave your comments and questions for Emily below her blog post.

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