TB has now surpassed HIV as the world’s deadliest infectious disease, and Romania has the highest number of drug-resistant TB cases in the EU. Tom Maguire, who works for campaign group Results, visited hospitals, sanatoriums and prisons in Romania to meet with drug-resistant TB patients. His photos capture the loneliness that many patients feel being away from their loved ones, recieving treatment that can last up to two years.
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Source: The Guardian