The practice of incarcerating tuberculosis patients was rebuked by the country’s High Court, putting an end to a dangerous and inhumane practice.
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A tuberculosis patient and prisoner lies chained to his bed at Homa Bay Hospital on the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya, on December 16, 2000.
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