Mildred Fernando lives and works in the Philippines for the USAID-funded, MSH-led, Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. Fernando participated in an MDR-TB Patients Speak video in the Philippines, was featured in FighTBack Magazine, and recently joined a Department of Health (DOH) initiative for TB information dissemination by sharing her story in Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) of ABS-CBN which aired on national TV. Once a month, she gives a talk to TB patients currently under treatment.