Gangamaya Rai 36 an MDR TB patient from Birathnagar. She has had to move away from home (600km away) and leave her two children. She frequently suffers from depression being isolated from her family in this way. Other patients find solace in their family but she is too far from any TB program and must live in town.

Kabita Shrestha a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu. Her father died of TB and now she is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic, which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.

Kabita Shrestha a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu. Her father died of TB and now she is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.

Kalpana Shrestha is the sister of Kabita. Both lost their father to TB and now Kabita also suffers from the disease.

Kalpana Shrestha sister of a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu. Her father died of TB and now her sister is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic, which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.

Kamala Shrestha is the sister of Kabita. Both lost their father to TB and now Kabita also suffers from the disease.

Kabita Shrestha a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu. Her father died of TB and now she is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.

Lahxmi Shrestha the mother of Kabita who suffers from TB and Kamala her youngest daughter. Her husband dies of TB and now her eldest daughter suffers from the disease. She has to work a a labourer on a building site in Kathmandu carry bricks to support her family.

A workbook from school of Kabita Shrestha.

Kabita Shrestha a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu cooking dinner in the attic at home. Her father died of TB and now she is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic, which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.

Lahxmi Shrestha the mother of Kabita who suffers from TB. Her husband dies of TB and now her eldest daughter suffers from the disease. She has to work a a labourer on a building site in Kathmandu carry bricks to support her family.

Kalpana Shrestha is the sister of Kabita. Both lost their father to TB and now Kabita also suffers from the disease.

Kamala Shrestha is the sister of Kabita and Kabindra is her brother. All lost their father to TB and now Kabita also suffers from the disease.

Kabita Shrestha a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu. Her father died of TB and now she is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.

Kabita Shrestha a patient of the DOTS clinic in Kathmandu. Her father died of TB and now she is category 2 as her first treatment failed. She is 17 and was risking stopping school so she could continue her treatment. She shifted to the DOTS clinic which opened earlier at 8am so she could continue her schooling. She has just finished her category 2 treatment and her body is responding, but she is very scared it will not work and she has to give up school. She is the eldest of four children and her mother cares for them on her own by working carrying bricks on a construction site.