BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA
MBABANE– The road has ended beautifully between Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières- MSF) and Nhlangano.
The MSF communications team has revealed that after 16 years of operating in the Shiselweni Region, its projects in Nhlangano draws to an end.
“To ensure the continued success of the Shiselweni HIV and Tuberculosis programme, MSF teams in Eswatini remain dedicated to working with the country’s Ministry of Health.
“The Shiselweni Region saw a significant evolution of HIV and TB treatment- with better access to information for the community. Healthcare workers have been trained to test and treat both HIV and TB, as well as how to communicate with the community about stigma and prevention,” said the MSF communications team.
Listing their successes, the MSF team also stated that they introduced comprehensive and early treatment for patients living with HIV, HIV self-testing, video-observed therapy for patients with TB and new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
MSF is moving its activities gradually from the Shiselweni to the Manzini Region, with a plan to maintain links with the Ministry of Health to address emerging needs.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), referred to as Doctors Without Borders in English, is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation. Doctors Without Borders provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. MSF is made up of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff – bound together by their charter.
