Media campaign exposes devastating effect of TB

A global media campaign to raise awareness about extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR) was launched this autumn, spearheaded by award-winning war photographer James Nachtwey. XDR-TB is extremely difficult and costly to treat. Nachtwey’s images, showing the devastating effects of XDR, were projected on outdoor screens in over 50 cities worldwide. Rates of XDR are rising yet few countries in Africa and Asia are currently able to detect and treat it.

 

 

XDR                                                                        A 12 year-old boy suffers from TB meningitis, Cambodia. Photo by James Natchtwey 

Photojournalist James Nachtwey won the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Prize in 2007 for his powerful photos of XDR-TB. He is better known for his coverage of conflict zones and is considered by many to be one of the greatest war photographers of recent decades. The photos of XDR are striking and expose the devastation of the global TB epidemic.  Learn more about James Nachtwey, the TED Prize and media campaign at www.xdrtb.org  To find ways to take action in your community against TB click here for a XDR-TB Tool Kit by RESULTS, the ACTION Project, and XDRTB.org