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What kind of HIV/AIDS treatment services are available to MSM in Malaysia?

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What kind of HIV/AIDS treatment services are available to MSM in Malaysia?

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Are the treatments subsidised? Raymond: The Malaysian government has made great strides in this area. All first line HAART treatment is free in all government hospitals and clinics. The Government also pays for two of the three second line drugs. Almost all the main drugs are available including the cheaper generic drugs. There is no discrimination against MSM. æ: PT won the UNAIDS Red Ribbon Award for its Transsexuals Programme in 2006, and was one of the top five nominees for the 2007 New Straits Times Humanitarian Award for its programme on sex workers. PT also won the Malaysian NGO of the Year Award in 2008 by Resource Alliance International, and the Dr Siti Hasmah Award in 2008 by the Malaysian AIDS Foundation for ‘Most Significant Contribution to HIV/AIDS work in Malaysia’. Can you tell us more about the programmes? Raymond: PT Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental community-based organisation. We work with five vulnerable communities – MSM (men who have sex with men), Mak