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Compassionate care for people who use drugs in Thailand

At the Ozone Foundation clients talk about their drug use with as much openness as they discuss their jobs or families. In the yard of their Bangkok drop-in centre we sit under the cannon ball tree. Prapat Sukkeang shares his story first.

Category: Feature Tags: Hepatitis C, HIV, Ozone Foundation, People who inject drugs, people who use drugs, Prapat Sukkeang, Thailand, ThaiNPUD, Verapun Ngammee

Reaching out to people who inject drugs in Viet Nam

Pham Thi Hai lives with her husband and young son in Thu Thanh commune, which is nestled in the mountainous region of Thanh Hoa province in central Viet Nam. Her remote hamlet is 30 kilometers away from the district hospital and separated from the commune health clinic by the great Ma river.

Category: News Tags: AIDS, antiretroviral treatment, HIV, HIV testing, People who inject drugs, Viet Nam