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  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Fishermen at dawn on Tonle Sap lake.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Fishermen return at dawn from Tonle Sap lake.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006?.Children in an orphenage.

  • Angkor, Cambodia, December 2006..Dusk near Angkor Wat temple.

  • near Benteah Srei, Cambodia, December 2006..The 1000 lingas river.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Weak TB patients watch teenagers playing football. Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..A simple wall, just 2m high, separates Siem Reap's main tourist market from dozens of TB patients living in precarious conditions, slowly dying in terrible pain.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dyon Dir, 27, is one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dyon Dir, 27, is one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dyon Dir, 27, is one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dyon Dir, 27, left, and Nien, 30, right are among dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dyon Dir, 27, is one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Chob lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..The simple action of eating is now becoming almost impossible for Hieng, 39, one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..The simple action of eating is now becoming almost impossible for Hieng, 39, one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Nien, 30, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Kom Yeng, who shows signs of mental unbalance, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Souaw, 65, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Souaw, 65, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dawn outside the "Sok San Palace", the city largest brothel. HIV/AIDS is spreading fast in the region.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006. .TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006. .TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006. .TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Bon Huang, 76, is very weak, he is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Following blood testing, patients are being told by hospital staff they are HIV positive..TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Tem Heung, 51, is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Po Tiane Tey, 26, is waiting for the results of her Tuberculosis testing in the admission ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Chem Trei, 76, is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Tet Huen, 74, is very weak, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Bon Huang, 76, is very weak, he is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Bon Huang, 76, is very weak, he is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Le Yi, 35, suffers from very accute pain, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Yel Perl, 30, suffers from very accute chest pain and is very weak, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..A patient is waiting for the results of her Tuberculosis testing in the garden from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Huri, right, at her daughter's bedside. Sre Mok is in great pain, she doesn't have enough money even to buy cheap Chinese 'Tiger Balm' that can relieve her slightly from very severe chest and abdominal pains. She lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. There is no electricity in daytime, preventing the ceiling fans to move the damp hot air. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Mi Tan Hiu, 31, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. He is trying to 'sleep to forget his pain'. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Lam Ka, 30, is one from dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. She gave birth 7 weeks ago to Poi San, a baby girl. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Chob lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. many are left virtually to themselves.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Wyi, 39, who shows signs of mental unbalance, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Wyi, 39, who shows signs of mental unbalance, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Kom Yeng, who shows signs of mental unbalance has adpted a pet puppy. She lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ni Sahn Poa, 5, suffers from 'level 5 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She was abandonned next to a church about a month ago. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Sre Mok is in great pain, she doesn't have enough money even to buy cheap Chinese 'Tiger Balm' that can relieve her slightly from very severe chest and abdominal pains. She lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ti?© Va Eng, 62, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ti?© Va Eng, 62, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Hung Tiane Da, 38, is one of dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. His son Tiane Chai, 7, massages his back to try and soften his constant accute pain.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Chob lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Sre Mok is in great pain, she doesn't have enough money even to buy cheap Chinese 'Tiger Balm' that can relieve her slightly from very severe chest and abdominal pains. She lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..One from dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Souaw, 65, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Tro La, 9, suffers from 'spina bifida', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. He is completely dependent from his mother selling books to tourists in the market. The abnormally high numbers of similar cases in the whole of Indochina comes as a longterm consequence of the extensive use of 'agent orange' (a dioxine ladden defoliant) by the US Air Force during the Vietnam war.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Three boys sleeping on a book cart in the tourist market....TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Street scene.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Street scene.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Pe Yap, 32, suffers from very accute pain, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Pe Yap, 32, suffers from very accute pain, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Tem Heung, 51, is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Pe Yap, 32, suffers from very accute pain, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Pe Yap, 32, suffers from very accute pain, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..The Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..The admission room from the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang Provincial Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Le Yi, 35, suffers from very accute pain, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Yel Perl, 30, suffers from very accute chest pain and is very weak, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Yel Perl, 30, suffers from very accute chest pain and is very weak, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Yel Perl, 30, suffers from very accute chest pain and is very weak, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Battambang, Cambodia, December 2006..Yel Perl, 30, suffers from very accute chest pain and is very weak, she is a patient in the Tuberculosis ward from the Battambang provincial hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Cerebral palsy patients in Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Lom Lao, 10, suffers from 'level 3 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Lom Luan, 18, suffers from 'level 3 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ni Sahn Poa, 5, suffers from 'level 5 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She was abandonned next to a church about a month ago. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Lom Luan, 18, suffers from 'level 3 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ni Sahn Poa, 5, suffers from 'level 5 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She was abandonned next to a church about a month ago. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dawn outside the "Sok San Palace", the city largest brothel. HIV/AIDS is spreading fast in the region.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006.."Massage Alley"..TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ni Sahn Poa, 5, suffers from 'level 5 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She was abandonned next to a church about a month ago. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ni Sahn Poa, 5, suffers from 'level 5 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She was abandonned next to a church about a month ago. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Ni Sahn Poa, 5, suffers from 'level 5 cerebral palsy', a very serious mental and physical condition, usually consecutive to a genetic disorder. She was abandonned next to a church about a month ago. She is being taken care of in the Handicap International clinic.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Sre Mok is in great pain, she doesn't have enough money even to buy cheap Chinese 'Tiger Balm' that can relieve her slightly from very severe chest and abdominal pains. She lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Mi Tan Hiu, 31, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. He is trying to 'sleep to forget his pain'. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Wyi, 39, who shows signs of mental unbalance, lives in very precarious conditions among dozens of TB patients in insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Poi San, a 7 weeks baby girl lives with her mother Lam Ka, 30, who is one from dozens of TB patients living in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Lam Ka, 30, is one from dozens of TB patients who live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. She gave birth 7 weeks ago to Poi San, a baby girl. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..A rare smile. Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 2006..Dozens of TB patients live in very precarious conditions in 4 insalubrious barracks at the back of the Provincial Hospital compound. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The percentage of drug-resistant TB strains is on a sharp rise due to inadequate treatments.

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