MY TUBERCULOSIS DREAM
I have a dream…
….a dream that one day there'll be A WORLD FREE of TUBERCULOSIS. A dream that, there will be
optimal diagnostic tools for diagnosing both latent and active tuberculosis. A dream that, every
person infected with tuberculosis will receive appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
….a dream that treatment will not take the usual six months, but rather it will take the same time
it takes to treat malaria. A dream that, patients will adhere to treatment as they will only take a
single pill instead of a handful of pills. And that these anti-tuberculosis drugs will readily be
available.
….a dream that, multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) will no longer be a problem to the
community, as proper diagnosis, efficacious drugs, access to antibiotics and adherence to
treatment will kill the bugs before they develop resistance.
….a dream that, if by chance a person is infected with a resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
strain, then treatment will never be invasive as it's with the current aminoglycosides.
….a dream that, there will be a VACCINE unlike the famous BCG, that will provide lifetime
protection against tuberculosis. And that, there vaccine will require no invasive vaccination
procedure. And, probably the vaccine will be edible or inhalants.
….a dream that, I will be amongst those who will realize my dream.
Tuberculosis is real, let's join hands and put an end to it.