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Alert Article | January 31, 2011

Photo Essay: Isolation

The World Health Organization estimates that 8,700 people in Uzbekistan are stricken with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis—or MDR–TB—each year. Patients with MDR–TB must endure an even longer, even more painful treatment regimen than the already tedious process patients with drug–responsive TB go through. Due to high costs and the complexity of diagnostics and treatment, most countries with a high TB burden struggle to treat those who need it.

Briefing Documents | July 20, 2010

Southern Kyrgyzstan: Traumatized Communities Lack Access to Health Care

On June 10, violent clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan, lasting five days, leading to major population displacement both in and outside the country. Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began its emergency response on June 15.

Field News | June 30, 2010

Kyrgyzstan: MSF Activities in Southern Kyrgyzstan

In the regions of Osh and Jalal-Abad, MSF continues to provide medical and psychological care and to distribute relief items to the many people who have been affected and displaced by violence.

Voice from the Field | June 30, 2010

Kyrgyzstan: "Mistrust Between Communities Leaving Many Without Essential Medical Care"

Andrei Slavuckij, head of MSF's programs in southern Kyrgyzstan, describes the situation in Osh, two weeks after violent clashes killed hundreds of people.

Field News | June 23, 2010

Kyrgyzstan: MSF Increases Medical and Humanitarian Support to Victims of Violence

MSF now has six teams on the ground providing medical care to people wounded or displaced by the recent violence in Kyrgyzstan

Field News | June 15, 2010

MSF Starts Assistance to Victims of Violence in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

MSF teams are arriving on the ground on both sides of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to provide emergency assistance to those in need.

Field News | March 23, 2007

"Every day, after I take my drugs, I feel like I have died. After a few hours, I am re-born again."

In Karakalpakstan, a semi-autonomous region of Uzbekistan, MSF has been running a project treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) since 2003. MDR-TB is a debilitating disease and requires lengthy treatment with a complex combination of toxic drugs, which often have appalling side effects.

Op-Eds & Articles | April 25, 2002

International Doctors Battle Drying Sea in Uzbek Epidemic

by Elena Dubrovskaya, a freelance journalist specializing in Central Asian affairs

Field News | August 23, 1999

News for the Week of August 23, 1999

Field News | October 26, 1998

News for the Week of October 26, 1998

Field News | April 28, 1998

News for the Week of April 28, 1998

Uzbekistan