MSF in Swaziland

Swaziland: MSF rolls out innovative medical approach to prevent mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission

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Stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS from mothers to their children is an essential step in curbing the epidemic of the disease in Swaziland. Beginning in February 2013, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been rolling out an innovative approach, commonly referred to as PMTCT B+ (prevention of mother-to-child transmission, option B+), in southern Swaziland’s … Read more

Swaziland: First Group of MDR-TB Patients Celebrate End of Treatment

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Name : Forty-eight-year-old Linda Vilakati is one of 55 patients who have just successfully completed treatment for MDR-TB in Swaziland. Swaziland 2013 © Zanele Zwane/MSF Designation : “I feel like jumping and dancing and shouting,” says Linda Vilakati. “It has been a long and difficult journey, but I’ve reached the end.” Forty-eight-year-old Linda Vilakati is … Read more