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Society - South African Former Miners TB infected

Kalicha Township, Cape Town, South Africa. Mr Sisula worked worked in gold mines from the 1969 to the 1989. The silicosis that he contracted during the minor activity increases the possibility to get TB when he was exposed. Today TB and HIV affect him. For long time he couldn’t have access to medical care.

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Kalicha Township, Cape Town, South Africa. Mr Sisula worked worked in gold mines from the 1969 to the 1989. The silicosis that he contracted during the minor activity increases the possibility to get TB when he was exposed. Today TB and HIV affect him. For long time he couldn’t have access to medical care.