{"id":1504,"date":"2021-12-17T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T09:34:27","slug":"umarali-nabiev-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/?p=1504&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Umarali Nabiev"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Tuberculosis\u00a0harms\u00a0our\u00a0body,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0attitude\u00a0and\u00a0words\u00a0of\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0your\u00a0loved\u00a0ones\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0disease\u00a0harm\u00a0your\u00a0psyche\u00a0a\u00a0hundred\u00a0times\u00a0more,”\u00a0Umarali\u00a0Nabiyev\u00a0said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“I was\u00a0feeling\u00a0very sad, not because of my illness, but because of\u00a0how\u00a0people around me\u00a0were treating me.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Umarali Nabiev, aged 50, is aware of the harm that tuberculosis can cause both physically and mentally. In Tajikistan, discrimination based on tuberculosis can lead to poor treatment outcomes. Due to a lack of knowledge about the causes of tuberculosis and effective treatment methods, loved ones may turn away from and be ashamed of a patient. This can lead to delays in seeking treatment and non-adherence to the treatment plan. He has experienced tuberculosis twice and lost loved ones to the disease.<\/p>\n

In 2011, while\u00a0Umarali was\u00a0working on a flour milling machine in the Russian Federation,\u00a0he\u00a0fell ill with tuberculosis.\u00a0He\u00a0began treatment\u00a0and continued to work. In 2018, after returning to his home\u00a0country, Umarali reported\u00a0that he had\u00a0tuberculosis of\u00a0the\u00a0lymphatic tissue\u00a0in the city of Nurek,\u00a0in southern Tajikistan.<\/p>\n

Umarali talks about\u00a0the stigma\u00a0he faced during his illness.\u00a0“When I got tuberculosis\u00a0a\u00a0second time, people\u00a0started\u00a0to point fingers at me. My friends and acquaintances\u00a0stopped\u00a0meeting\u00a0with\u00a0me. When I\u00a0went to\u00a0a place, people\u00a0would\u00a0stand\u00a0up. It\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0I would\u00a0never\u00a0be able to\u00a0lead\u00a0a\u00a0normal\u00a0social life\u00a0again.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Umarali could not imagine\u00a0living\u00a0in a society where his rights were\u00a0not\u00a0respected.<\/em><\/p>\n

For two long years, Umarali struggled with tuberculosis.\u00a0Throughout\u00a0his\u00a0treatment, Umarali\u00a0demonstrated\u00a0curiosity and asked\u00a0his\u00a0doctors\u00a0questions about\u00a0how and when to take medication, why it\u00a0was\u00a0important to follow a healthy diet,\u00a0and how best to\u00a0adhere to\u00a0a treatment\u00a0plan. Umarali\u00a0remained\u00a0determined to recover, so despite the side effects\u00a0of the medication, he continued\u00a0taking\u00a0the\u00a0drugs in\u00a0order to achieve\u00a0his goal.\u00a0In early 2020, while\u00a0he was\u00a0still\u00a0undergoing\u00a0treatment,\u00a0Umarali\u00a0attended one of the informational\u00a0sessions\u00a0organized by the USAID Tuberculosis Control Project\u00a0field workers\u00a0in Central Asia in the city of Nurek.<\/p>\n

Umarali fondly\u00a0remembers\u00a0the event organized\u00a0as\u00a0part\u00a0of the project\u00a0–\u00a0“For\u00a0the first time,\u00a0I felt positive\u00a0about\u00a0myself. The words of\u00a0encouragement\u00a0from the field workers gave me and other\u00a0TB\u00a0patients hope for recovery. It\u00a0was\u00a0like I\u00a0had\u00a0gained strength and changed my plans for the future.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Umarali\u00a0took\u00a0part in a training\u00a0event\u00a0organized by the USAID Tuberculosis Eradication Project in Central Asia.<\/em><\/p>\n

After the information event, Umarali expressed his dissatisfaction with the\u00a0way\u00a0he was\u00a0treated. He\u00a0explained\u00a0to those\u00a0present that tuberculosis\u00a0was\u00a0a treatable disease\u00a0with\u00a0no hereditary predisposition.\u00a0Umarali\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0bold\u00a0step by\u00a0complaining to an employee of the tuberculosis center\u00a0in\u00a0the city of Bokhtar\u00a0about their\u00a0disrespectful attitude towards\u00a0patients with\u00a0tuberculosis. As a result, the\u00a0behavior\u00a0of the medical\u00a0professional\u00a0was\u00a0deemed\u00a0unacceptable. The management of the TB center\u00a0emphasized\u00a0to all staff\u00a0members\u00a0that\u00a0patients with\u00a0tuberculosis should be treated with\u00a0respect.<\/p>\n

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Umarali was able to\u00a0protect\u00a0his rights and\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0treatment\u00a0he needed.<\/em><\/p>\n

In May 2020,\u00a0Umarali’s\u00a0doctor informed\u00a0him\u00a0that he had\u00a0completely\u00a0recovered\u00a0from his illness. Umarli was\u00a0overjoyed\u00a0with this news and\u00a0started\u00a0to rebuild his life with new\u00a0energy. He\u00a0began\u00a0actively\u00a0searching\u00a0for a job and\u00a0learned\u00a0that the USAID Tuberculosis Eradication\u00a0Project\u00a0in Central Asia was\u00a0seeking\u00a0a field worker.\u00a0Based\u00a0on his knowledge\u00a0of\u00a0tuberculosis and desire to help\u00a0others,\u00a0he applied for this position. His\u00a0skills\u00a0and\u00a0enthusiasm\u00a0were\u00a0recognized,\u00a0and he was\u00a0hired\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0job.\u00a0In\u00a0his\u00a0new role, Umarli actively participates in\u00a0identifying\u00a0new cases of\u00a0tuberculosis, advises patients on treatment\u00a0regimens,\u00a0and provides social\u00a0support\u00a0to\u00a0those\u00a0facing\u00a0drug-resistant\u00a0forms of the disease. He\u00a0has\u00a0even trained one of his\u00a0patients,\u00a0guiding\u00a0them\u00a0through\u00a0the intricacies of\u00a0being\u00a0a field worker\u00a0themselves.\u00a0Together,\u00a0they\u00a0are working to reduce tuberculosis cases in Nurek,\u00a0contributing\u00a0to a healthier future\u00a0for the region.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Today, Umarali\u00a0is\u00a0back\u00a0to normal life and even helping to recover from tuberculosis.<\/em><\/p>\n

Umarali not only works, but\u00a0he\u00a0also actively participates in society. He fights\u00a0against\u00a0discrimination and violations of the rights of vulnerable groups,\u00a0both at work and in\u00a0daily\u00a0life. In his radio\u00a0interviews, Umarali\u00a0speaks\u00a0about the importance of\u00a0supporting\u00a0tuberculosis patients and the disease itself.<\/p>\n

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Supporting tuberculosis patients\u00a0as they\u00a0follow\u00a0their\u00a0treatment regimen is\u00a0an integral\u00a0part of Umarali’s daily\u00a0routine.<\/em><\/p>\n

As of June 2020, the USAID Tuberculosis Eradication\u00a0Project\u00a0in Central Asia\u00a0conducted surveys of\u00a0approximately\u00a037,000\u00a0individuals\u00a0from vulnerable and high-risk groups in Tajikistan,\u00a0and more than 100,000 in Central Asia\u00a0overall. These groups\u00a0included\u00a0contact persons, migrant workers,\u00a0and people\u00a0living\u00a0with HIV.\u00a0Additionally, 997 patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Tajikistan received social assistance\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0initiative, which helped\u00a0keep\u00a0them\u00a0motivated\u00a0to continue\u00a0treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Tuberculosis\u00a0harms\u00a0our\u00a0body,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0attitude\u00a0and\u00a0words\u00a0of\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0your\u00a0loved\u00a0ones\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0disease\u00a0harm\u00a0your\u00a0psyche\u00a0a\u00a0hundred\u00a0times\u00a0more,”\u00a0Umarali\u00a0Nabiyev\u00a0said. “I was\u00a0feeling\u00a0very sad, not because of my illness, but because of\u00a0how\u00a0people around me\u00a0were treating me.” Umarali Nabiev, aged 50,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Untitled-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1504"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1518,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504\/revisions\/1518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntp.tj\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}