Somaliland. Sahil province. Berbera. Tubeculosis (TB) hospital. Male ward. A black muslim woman, wearing a veil on her head, helps his old father to feel better in bed. The elderly man is a TB patient, lying in his bed while he is taking the two months drugs as a TB treatment. The Global Fund through the ngo ( Non-governmental organization ) World Vision supports the programm with a Tuberculosis grant (financial aid). Somaliland is an unrecognized de facto sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa. © 2006 Didier Ruef