For years, prisoners in Thailand with HIV/AIDS were unable to access medical treatment. Many died behind bars, even though treatment was widely available outside.
For the past five years, Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF, has been coordinating antiretroviral (ARV) therapy and HIV/AIDS treatment programs in three Bangkok area prisons. Now the Thai government is assuming responsibility for all HIV/AIDS programs inside Thai prisons.
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