Somaliland. Sahil province. Berbera. Tuberculosis (TB) hospital. Male ward. Black muslim family. Two brothers and two sisters, wearing veils on their heads, assist their sick father. The elderly man is a TB patient, lying in his bed while he takes the two months drugs as TB treatment. The Global Fund through the non-governmental organisation (NGO) World Vision supports the program with a Tuberculosis grant (financial aid). Somaliland is an unrecognised de facto sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. © 2006 Didier Ruef