The following anonymous comment was made on the [him] blogsite about ART limitations in Myanmar http://www.hivinfo4mm.org/blog/_archives/2008/11/28/3998272.html The former AZG doctor in Rakhaine says it is the cost of ART medications that limits distribution. Is this true? Why didn't the original MSF report state that the cost of drugs limited distribution?

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Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as AZG in Myanmar, is a privately funded medical relief organization.  I worked as a medical field doctor at their Rakhine Project.  AZG can only provide care for the diseases agreed upon by the regime and only where the regime allows AZG.  ART is very expensive and AZG is able to negotiate cheaper but not cheap prices for ART.  The cost of HIV/AIDS drugs is limiting how many can be treated.  TB care has also had to be limited for the same reasons.  These decisions were not taken lightly. Health education teams do furnish preventive education about HIV/AIDS in the 5 project areas where they are allowed by the regime. Contact Medicins Sans Frontieres in Holland to see what can be done, e.g. directing donations.