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BANGKOK (AP)
-- A new report says some 85,000 HIV-infected people in Myanmar are not
getting treatment due to a lack of funding, despite renewed
international engagement with the government amid a wave of political
reform.
The Doctors Without Borders report
also says the number of cases of tuberculosis - a major killer of HIV
patients - in Myanmar is nearly triple the global rate, as dangerous
drug-resistant forms of the disease surge.
The report, released Wednesday, warns that
the situation could become much worse due to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's cancellation of funding that was due
for release this year. It was expected to provide HIV drugs for 46,500
people in Myanmar, and drug-resistant TB treatment for 10,000 others.
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