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Women make 61pc of TB patients in the south

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Gul Paida, a 45 years old woman, who is a drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) patient and is currently under treatment at Medicine Sans Frontiers (MSF) hospital in southern Kandahar province, narrates her story.

Gul Paida, who suffered for years of the illness, in an interview told Pajhwok Afghan News that she was receiving treatment in the MSF hospital since one and a half months and her condition was improving with each passing day.

The woman is a resident of a remote area in neighboring Zabul province, where