This letter was sent to the moderator. Are patients left without treatment a year after MSF-F left Mae Sot?

Hmmm.

[him] moderator

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Dear HIM Moderator,

The following letter was handed to me recently by a patient asking for help to find treatment. We are now one year on from when it was written. How many others have been left in the same existential predicament?

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Tuberculosis program for migrants, Tak province, Thailand.
44/5 Maesod-Maetao Rd T.Maesod A.Maesod Tak 63110
Tel 055-542753  Fax 055-542848
e-mail; msfmsd@cscoms.com
 
Maesod, 24th of September 2009.
 
From: MSF-F Maesod, Thailand
To: Whom it might concerned (sic)
 
Discharge letter
Dear colleague,
 The present letter certifies that the following patient (please see detail below) has been discharged of our program from 24th of September 2009. He/she was followed for HIV/AIDS care services including ARV therapy provided by our projects based in Maesod. The project will be closed from the 1st of October following operational decision. The patient received 12 months of ARV drugs supply and prophylaxis if needed. The medical information attached to the present letter were valid for the period of time that the patient was under care of MSF project and are now referred as a summary, medical file and medical document to you to help further health management.
Patients name: x
Age: xx
Gender: x
NAPHA extension number xxxxxxxxxx
WHO HIV stage: x
Current medication(s): x
Last CD4 count and date: xxx done on xx/xx/xxxx
 
MSF-F thankfully would appreciate the support you could offer to the patient.
Best regards
Sincerely
 
Dr. Soe Naing              Stephanie Charrondiere
MSF field doctor           Field-coordinator