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Myanmar, Dawei - MSF treats first CMVR patients with oral drug

HIV patients receive day-care support at the MSF Clinic in Dawei.

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Myanmar, Dawei - Treatment of Cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR)

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB9118

Date taken / Date Recorded 30/04/2014 12:00 AM

Country Myanmar (Burma)

Detailed location Dawei

Photographer / videographer / producer Eddy McCall

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Project section OCG

Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

Maximum Size 5184px × 2912px 5.28 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist For the first time in Myanmar, patients have begun receiving oral treatment for Cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR), a neglected opportunistic disease linked to HIV/AIDS causing blindness. Previously the only treatment option available in Myanmar was painful once-weekly injections directly into the eye.