TB and You
“TB and You” is a brochure written by and for people with TB. Its goal is to explain in an easy way what the TB diagnosis means and to debunk the many myths surrounding the disease. The fact that the brochure was written by people who have already beaten TB, makes it particularly useful for those who just faced the diagnosis and need both information and moral support. First developed in Russian, the brochure was later translated into English and eleven languages of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Brochure "Tuberculosis and You"
The goal of the brochure “You and Tuberculosis” is to explain in an easy and digestable way what the TB diagnosis means and to debunk the many myths surrounding the disease. And the fact that the brochure was written by people who have already beaten TB, makes it particularly useful for those who just faced the diagnosis and needs both information and moral support.
The work on the brochure involved many people. The main authors were Paulina Siniatkina, Ksenia Shchenina and Maria Tselovatova. Besides, Paulina — project author and TBpeople’s Chief Artist — made the brochure very lively with her illustrations. A number of TBpeople members contributed to the development of the brochure. Maria Krongauz, literary editor, made sure that both grammar and style of the text were impecable. And the myths section was dealt with by some of the world’s leading experts from the United States, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova, which makes the brochure very scientifically sound. It is important to note that the brochure was approved by the Chief TB Specialist of the Russian Ministry of Health, Dr. Irina Vasilyeva.
And of course the brochure wouldn’t be possible without the support of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, which provided funding for the development and printing of the brochure.