“I would be deaf if it wasn’t for the continuous research and development of innovative medications,” says Dalene von Delft. Being a medical doctor herself, Von Delft was in the right place at the right time, knowing the inner workings of medical treatment, but not all are so lucky. The flip side is that doctors...
Posted by ACTION Secretariat, Washington, D.C. on Apr 20, 2016 | By Ifesinachi Sam-Emuwa I have seen firsthand what individuals go through when they are diagnosed with TB in Nigeria. Aside the challenge of having to deal with the treatment and recovering process, they still deal with stigma and discrimination from friends, family and the...
“In September 2012 Dr Bart Willems swam four and a half laps of the Long Street pool in Cape Town entirely under water. When he surfaced, he’d covered a distance of 114m and broken the South African freediving record. His feat was made extra special by the fact that he’d recovered from tuberculosis (TB) just...
