23 year old, Phumena Tisele, has swallowed over 20,000 pills to cure one of the most servere forms of tuberculosis (TB): extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB). She is the first person in South Africa to be cured of this form of the disease.

Have a watch of this video from Medecins Sans Frontieres, and learn more about Phumenas incredible journey and her amazing recovery from one of the worlds most deadly diseases. Click here to view the video.

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