Giving Compass' Take:

• BBC News reports on the growing tuberculosis crisis in Papua New Guinea, which kills at least 10 people every day. With literacy low and language barriers high, one man is using his theater background to spread awareness.

• What can aid and humanitarian groups learn about the communication outreach in this region? How might programs such as the one described apply to other areas of the world?

• What else do we need to do to end TB? Start by reading this.

Tuberculosis might sometimes be perceived as a disease of the past.

But in Papua New Guinea, TB is so rife the government has declared a state of emergency.

It remains the leading cause of hospitalization and death. At least 10 people die every day of TB and there is a growing emergence of drug resistance — making it far more costly and difficult to treat.

More than a quarter of TB cases are children, due to a high transmission of the disease in crowded households. Even in rural areas, where space is ample, up to six family members will regularly sleep in the same room.

In urban areas, such as the country's capital of Port Moresby — a TB hotspot — there is a severe lack of proper housing and infrastructure, meaning TB spreads quickly and aggressively.

Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country in the world, with nearly 850 languages spoken. This creates a new, unique set of challenges for NGOs and government officials who are working to treat TB patients.

In National Capital District, one of the worst affected areas in Port Moresby, 62-year-old Rodney Kove is using drama to teach children about TB.

Having studied dance and theatre at the University of Sydney, he returned to Port Moresby in 1975 to start Kove Theatre Group, which aims to tackling social issues in Papua New Guinea through drama. In recent years, he has turned his attention to raising awareness about TB.

Read the full article about the tuberculosis crisis in Papua New Guinea by Lucy Sherriff at BBC.