Tuberculosis (TB) kills over 1.5 million people every year (WHO) & is the world's deadliest infectious disease. Tondo, a 9 km² area in Manila, is one of the most densely populated slums in the world, where MSF respond to the high prevalence of TB cases (3 people/hour die) through a mobile X-ray truck to examinate the inhabitants’ chests. Patients are then referred to local health centres for treatment.

Home visits are also conducted after the diagnosis to screen households’ close contacts, administer TB skin tests & offer preventive treatment to children. AF funds to support a mobile truck & a MSF team travelling to Manila to track down TB using computer-aided X-ray detection & encourage people to get screened, knocking on every door.

Partner NGO: Médecins Sans Frontières France (MSF)