An inmate holds the hands of his partner in the visitor's room of a Tuberculosis prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 4, 2008. Some 1000 convicts are treated for tuberculosis in the hospital that is considered a showcase for treatment of the infectious disease in Russia's detention centres, an official of the U.S. based NGO Partners in Health, which assisted setting up the treatment programme, said. Picture taken June 4, 2008. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

An inmate holds a cigarette with his tattoo-covered hand in the yard of the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ward in a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 4, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

An inmate sits in the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ward in a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 4, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Inmates take a walk in the yard of the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ward in a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 4, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A tuberculosis (TB) patient gives a sputum sample as he stands in a germ-proof cabin in a hospital in the town of Melnikovo, near the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 5, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

An inmate stands in front of a poster reading 'Tubercolosis' in a Tuberculosis prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 4, 2008. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Inmates stand in front of a poster reading: "Tuberculosis" in a tuberculosis (TB) prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 4, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A inmate paints a window in a tuberculosis prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 4, 2008. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A Muslim inmate prays in the mosque of a Tuberculosis prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 4, 2008. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Inmate sits in his cell as a warden wearing a facemask is reflected in a window in the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ward in a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 4, 2008. MDR-TB patients are seperated from inmates with less severe forms of the infectious disease to prevent the spreading of this particularily dangerous strain. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A inmate sits in the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ward in a prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 4, 2008. MDR-TB patients are separated from inmates with less severe forms of the infectious disease to prevent the spreading of this particularly dangerous strain. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Inmates enter their ward in a tuberculosis (TB) prison hospital in the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 4, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 4, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A drunk man lies in the hallway of a housing estate in the town of Melnikovo, near the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, in this picture taken June 5, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

People walk in a housing estate were cases of tuberculosis occured outside the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Tuberculosis patient Lyuba Potaskayeva speaks to her doctor in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Tuberculosis doctor Sergei Ilin visits his patient Lyuba Potaskayeva in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Tuberculosis patients speak to their doctor in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Tuberculosis doctor Sergei Ilin (C) talks with patients in their flat in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A tuberculosis patient opens the door of his house in town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A tuberculosis patient speaks to her doctor in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

A tuberculosis patient stands in her kitchen as she speaks to her doctor in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Tuberculosis doctor Sergei Ilin (C) talks with locals in a housing estate in the town of Melnikovo near the Siberian city of Tomsk some 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Tuberculosis (TB) doctor Sergei Ilin (L) talks with patients in their house in the town of Melnikovo, near the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 5, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA) 

Children watch a boy practise breakdancing in the town of Melnikovo, near the Siberian city of Tomsk, about 3500 km (2175 miles) east of Moscow, June 5, 2008. In the mid-1990s, virulent tuberculosis was killing prisoners here every week, but with the help of a group of American doctors, the jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant TB. Picture taken June 5, 2008. To match feature RUSSIA/TUBERCULOSIS REUTERS/Thomas Peter (RUSSIA)