In Manipur, Dr Peningry Warngam Tongsin works as a Medical Doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), providing treatment for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C, and co–infections. Working with MSF has transformed her understanding of healthcare delivery in remote regions with limited access to medical services.
Manipur has a high prevalence of HIV, TB (both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant), and Hepatitis C. In cases of co-infection, each disease speeds up the progress of the other, making patients more vulnerable and the treatment more difficult. A holistic patient-centred approach can have positive outcomes.
Singruwng Bejoy Anal (35) is at MSF’s Chakpikarong clinic talking to a counsellor. His wife Remei Katadin (33) is also HIV-positive, and they have a three-year-old daughter, Toningni Sinruwng. Bejoy is coinfected with Hepatitis C.
Singruwng Bejoy Anal (35) is examined by Dr Dwaragesh Nataraja. He receives treatment for Hepatitis C under MSF’s supervision at the Shalom in Churachandpur. He is supervised for two months in order to ensure he takes his treatment properly. Bejoy is also HIV positive.
Remei Katadin (33) and her three-year-old daughter Toningni Singruwng at home, playing. Katadin is HIV-positive and says she did everything to prevent her children becoming infected. She says her children are her biggest motivation to fight the virus.
Singruwng Bejoy Anal (35) at his former home with his wife Remei Katadin (33). They gave their house to one of his brothers who needed a house and moved to his parents’ house in order to care for them. Both Bejoy and Katadin are HIV-positive. Bejoy also has Hepatitis C and has just been under MSF-supervised care for the past two months at Shalom IPD in Churachandpur.
Singruwng Bejoy Anal (35) and his wife Remei Katadin (33) take a scooter back home after their visit to the MSF clinic in Chakpikarong. They are both HIV-positive and support each other a lot. Bejoy is coinfected with Hepatitis C. MSF started providing specialised care for HIV and TB in Manipur in 2005 and 2007, respectively. At its three clinics in Chakpikarong, Churachandpur and Moreh, MSF provides screening, diagnosis and treatment for HIV, TB, Hepatitis C and co-infections. MSF, which is the only international NGO in Manipur, has put a patient-focused model of care at the heart of its operations in order to improve outcomes and minimise the spread of the diseases.
Singruwng Bejoy Anal (35) and his wife Remei Katadin (33) talk to an MSF doctor and translator at MSF’s Chakpikarong clinic. Both are HIV-positive and Bejoy is coinfected with Hepatitis C. MSF started providing specialised care for HIV and TB in Manipur in 2005 and 2007, respectively. At its three clinics in Chakpikarong, Churachandpur and Moreh, MSF provides screening, diagnosis and treatment for HIV, TB, Hepatitis C and co-infections. MSF, which is the only international NGO in Manipur, has put a patient-focused model of care at the heart of its operations in order to improve outcomes and minimise the spread of the diseases.
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