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4 Months Trapped in a Hospital for an Obsolete Way of Treating Their Disease

12 février 2026 à 18:14
Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

Asta Djouma, a tuberculosis patient in isolation at the Djarengol Kodek Health Center in Maroua, northern Cameroon, who hasn’t seen her three children since she was admitted in October. “We’re just here,” she said.
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