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Doctors from UCLH prepare for afternoon rounds at the COVID Care Centre in London.

United Kingdom

Learn about MSF activities with asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) machine in the MSF managed laboratory in Nukus. NGS is a new technique which allows to analyse every gene in TB bacteria DNA. This technique provides information on mutations of resistance to TB drugs.  

MSF renovated and equipped a mycobacteriological laboratory biosafety level 3 in Nukus and introduced advanced rapid TB diagnostics technologies. The laboratory has the capacity for conducting culture tests, drug sensitivity tests and sputum smear quality control. The laboratory carries out the second-line drug sensitivity tests (DST). Introduction of NGS is also planned for Nukus laboratory.

Uzbekistan

In Karakalpakstan, western Uzbekistan, we focus on the implementation of a comprehensive care programme for drug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB).