https://www.medsf.org/rss/thailand en https://www.medsf.org/access-campaign-msf-delivers-petition-nearly-40000-people-who-demand-pfizer-and-gsk-cut-price “We’ve seen too many children die of pneumonia, and we’re not going to stop until we know that all countries can afford this life-saving vaccine,” Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:39:41 +0000 dcc3b291-a4c5-4cda-a1bc-7dc1810308ea https://www.medsf.org/when-msf-criticized-forced-repatriation-hmong-laos Thai authorities are expelling the 4,000 Hmong remaining in the Huai Nam Khao camp in Thailand's Petchabun province to Laos. No third-party organization is present at the site. MEDSF, which left the camps in May 2009 following military pressure, had denounced the forced repatriation policy. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 d2ed0c59-ba32-4f84-80f0-fbfe6d68ccab https://www.medsf.org/msf-welcomes-promising-hiv-vaccine-trial-cautious-optimism An HIV vaccine trial in Thailand involving 16,000 volunteers showed potentially promising results as transmission of the virus was cut by a third. MEDSF welcomes the initiative as it opens up a new chapter in HIV vaccine research. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 36725038-6dbc-4ca7-b396-6a1187ce25aa https://www.medsf.org/msf-denounces-policy-forced-repatriation-hmong-population-huai-nam-khao-camp-back-laos-and-refuses Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) denounces the methods employed by the Thai authorities, who have stamped out any possibility of offering independent humanitarian assistance to the camp's refugee population. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 e53c71c0-7540-4f8f-8b3b-a47ed3bd67cc https://www.medsf.org/hidden-behind-barbed-wire Plight of Hmong refugees held in detention camp in northern Thailand ignored amid ongoing deportations to Laos. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 3a14792c-ce76-48a7-b2ec-0cc321678de2 https://www.medsf.org/providing-hivaids-treatment-and-care-prisoners-thailand In June 2003, the Department of Corrections of Thailand asked Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) to help treat prisoners suffering from HIV and AIDS in Minburi prison, in Bangkok. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 fe6b822c-cf37-41da-9b2a-a95f14a28111 https://www.medsf.org/msfs-work-injecting-drug-users-thailand Injecting drug users in Thailand are among the highest risk groups for HIV transmission. According to the WHO, prevalence in this group has stayed consistently high over the last 15 years, ranging between 30 percent to 50 percent (WHO 2007) Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 e7f13261-d9e6-4057-9df6-60ce55e4ef6c https://www.medsf.org/people-aids-southeast-asia-needlessly-becoming-blind-due-neglected-virus "This is a classic case of the vicious circle," said Dr. Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Director of the MEDSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines. "Because the price of the drug is so high, HIV programmes aren't screening and therefore are not reporting large numbers of CMV patients. But since on paper there are so few patients, bringing down the price of this treatment and ensuring its availability has never been a priority." Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 c35fdd6c-0426-4f14-b798-c4054a8855f1 https://www.medsf.org/situation-lao-hmong-refugees-petchabun-thailand MEDSF is calling upon the government of Thailand to halt forced repatriation proceedings against 7,500 ethnic Hmong refugees from Laos who are currently confined to a camp controlled by the Thai military in the northern village of Huai Nam Khao in Petchabun province. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 8a87f92c-7059-4a9b-b220-57e32dc35e79 https://www.medsf.org/hmong-refugees-thailand-are-population-danger Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 2b70fc00-1ac2-4b2d-898d-b1e3beba26cc