This is cross posted from SEA-AIDS. Although they are rarely mentioned as beneficiaries of antiretroviral therapy in the national strategic plan, children living with HIV are people with HIV and must be included in universal access.

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Comment: Ensuring sustainability of ART programmes for children (1)
Sr. Martha Paul, Myanmar
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[Mods note: This member is responding to a report about a paediatric ART programme in Goa, India. The original can be read at http://eforums.healthdev.org/read/messages?id=26176
in the SEA-AIDS archives.]
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Dear Sir,

As someone responsible for children who are on ART, I am also concerned about the issue and am afraid the same might happen to our children at our HIV/AIDS Care Center.

Sr. Martha Paul SJA

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