"The project has provided free medical treatment for HIV patients with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy at its clinic in Thaketa township since 2003. The statement said the transfer “represents a milestone for both the MSF and for Myanmar, underlining the country’s growing capacity to provide ARV treatment to people living with HIV.” “The Yangon project ... also followed up by piloting onsite treatment for co-infections,” said Pavlo Kolovos, MSF’s head of mission in Myanmar. “Our free of charge [multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis] treatment was piloted in 2009 and hepatitis C treatment followed in 2016.” “This represents a unique and innovative model of care, and MSF continues to advocate for these approaches to be taken up by other HIV care providers,” he added. MSF gave free medical treatment at clinics in Hlaing Tharyar, Insein and Thaketa townships. It also delivered medicine to patients who couldn’t come to a clinic, as well as mental health help, said Dr Soe Yadanar, the Thaketa clinic’s manager. U Tin Tun, a patient, said he has been treated by MSF for more than 15 years. MSF cured more than 60,000 people in Kachin State, Shan State and Tanintharyi Region, and transferred nearly 25,000 patients from 2016 to December 2019. MSF will continue providing HIV treatment and prevention measures targeting vulnerable groups and infected people in Kachin, Shan and Tanintharyi, and will remain in Yangon..."