When Science Finds a Way

Is hope on the horizon for treating drug-resistant TB?

May 27, 2026·45 min
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Final few days to fill out our short listener survey. Everyone who completes it is entered into a draw for a £50 gift card. 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SX6X8X3?source=shownotes Closes 28 May.  *** Tuberculosis has been with us so long that traces appear in mummies. But today, the challenge is different: how do we respond to TB that's resistant to modern drugs?  Professor Salome Charalambous tells Alisha Wainwright about the challenges of treating the half-million people with drug-resistant TB, and Professor Nazir Ismail explains how it gets harder in countries where resources are scarce.  But there may be hope on the horizon. Salome gives a glimpse of the new tests and treatments already saving lives, and we hear from Enalkachew Fekadu, a drug-resistant TB survivor who now advocates for others with the disease.

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