Today, MSF launches a new report, A preventable fate: The failure of ART scale-up in Myanmar, which tells of the massive need there is in Myanmar (Burma) for the provision of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for those living with HIV.
In Myanmar, Medecins Sans Frontieres now provides over 90% of antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, pushed to its limit, MSF has recently been forced to make the painful decision to drastically reduce the number of new patients it can treat. Thousands in need will now go without.
"It is unacceptable that a single NGO is treating the vast majority of HIV patients in a crisis of this magnitude. It is unacceptable because it is wholly inadequate," said MSF Operations Manager, Joe Belliveau.
At the same time, MSF has also launched an audio photo slideshow bringing the real voices of the people of Myanmar, those lucky enough to be provided with treatment and those for whom it is a deadly waiting game to see if the government or the international community will respond to their needs.