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Jepngok Kiptui was just three when she was bitten by a snake while sleeping in her bed at home in Baringo County, North-Western Kenya. It took more than five hours to get her to the county’s main referral hospital, after being referred from two hospitals that lacked the capacity to treat her. Little Cheptui had to undergo three surgeries: the first to remove the dead tissues killed by the snake’s venom, and two skin grafting surgeries. Photograph by Paul Odongo
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09 February 2023

Snakebite reflecting on the neglected disease

Some diseases are more neglected than others. This is the case with snakebites, which are responsible for more than 100,000 deaths every year worldwide. A recent MSF publication in Toxicon X highlights the resources needed to improve the management of snakebite venom poisoning in resource-limited settings.

Dilaram, a former TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial patient, in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. Photograph by Victoria Gendina
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17 January 2023

New, shorter treatment brings hope for TB patient Dilaram

In late 2022, science delivered when we shared the stunning results of a five-year clinical trial for a groundbreaking new treatment regimen for people living with drug-resistant TB. Ahead in 2023, we are looking forward to seeing the benefits to people’s lives as the treatment is rolled out in MSF projects and beyond. Here is the story of Dilaram, a nurse from Uzbekistan, about her participation in the clinical trial and how it changed her life.