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Zelda Hansen, a wife and mother of three, is being held like a prisoner in South Africa. But she hasn't committed any crime. Zelda suffers from a deadly new form of tuberculosis that has devastated the lives of countless African families.
"It's like a prison. I'm found guilty for something I can't explain," Zelda told the BBC, whose cameras were allowed into her hospital for the first time.
Zelda Hansen, a wife and mother of three, is being held like a prisoner in South Africa. But she hasn't committed any crime. Zelda suffers from a deadly new form of tuberculosis that has devastated the lives of countless African families (14th November 20
HIV is the main reason there is so much TB in South Africa, where 19% of the population is HIV positive. People with a suppressed immune system are easy prey.
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 Zelda's husband and children wear masks when they visit |
But there is so much of the disease now that everyone is at risk of TB, whether they are HIV positive or not.
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