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TB in South Africa

by Global Health Reporting Center
February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Dalene von Deft was leading a charmed life until the young physician came down with tuberculosis. She joined other patients in a fight to survive.

This story was featured on the PBS NewsHour. Click the link to watch the full segment.

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