A Thai NGO handed over a HIV/AIDS Care Center
to Mon Villagers
Loa Htaw, Independent
Mon News Agency
Patanarak Foundation, a local
Thai NGOs for community development and HIV/AIDS protection hold a cerebration
of handing-over of HIV/AIDS Care Center to Mon medical workers and villagers to take
care the people living with HIV in Paling-Japan village, in
Patanarak Foundation,
is a Thai NGOs which is especially working for community development program
for the Mon, Karen and Thai people base in Sangkhaburi,
a small border and assisted the displaced Mon communities along Thai-Burma
border with health education and community projects.
The
ceremony was celebrated on May 20 and about 50 people including representatives
from Patanarak Foundation, Medical workers from
The Care
Center, which was constructed in the first week of January this year have the
space of 20 meters by 3 meters and comprises of five rooms and it was built at
a cost of 103, 833. 00 Baht, explained Mi Htaw Lyi Ong, the Administrator of Palaing Japan Hospital, at the opening celebration.
The
residence is intended for HIV patients who have no family or no available
accommodation. It will provide food and medical care and their stay is free of
charge, Ms. Htaw said.
“Starting
from today,” announced Mr Seri Thongmak
Executive Director of Patanarak Foundation, “we are
entrusting this hospital to the medical workers to operate as they see fit, but
also with the assurance that they can call on Patanarak
for help. Though we are unable to
provide ARV medication, we can assist with food,” he added.
Ms Htaw further explained, “We will test for patients’
suitability with regard to ARVs, which, if required,
must be taken continuously. For the supply of this medication, we will apply to
MSF (Medicine Sans Frontiers).”
Deputy
Administrator of hospital, Mi Cheam Mon, expressed her and the medical workers’
gratitude for opportunity to use the facility and the center.
At the
ceremony, Mr Seri signed a certificate of handing
over and maintenance of the center to Administrator Mi Htaw
Lyi Ong, the Chairman of
village, Mr Nai Mai Poeng
and the signing was witnessed by Abbot Mahae,
District chairman Nai Mon Oung, and the villagers’
representative Nai Mya.
Palaing Japan, literally ‘Japanese well’ is a Mon village established
with the displaced Mon villagers after NMSP/SPDC 1995 ceasefire and it is close
to the old Japanese built death railway during WWII. It has over 2000 population.
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