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03 MARCH 2104 - MAE KASA, TAK, THAILAND: A patient grimaces while taking some of the 20 pills she has to take every day for treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis at the Sanatorium Center for Border Communities in Mae Kasa, about 30 minutes north of Mae Sot, Thailand. The Sanatorium provides treatment and housing for people with tuberculosis in an isolated setting for about 68 patients, all Burmese. The clinic is operated by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit and works with several other NGOs that assist Burmese people in Thailand. Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. Funding cuts could jeopardize programs at the clinic. TB is a serious health challenge in Burma, which has one of the highest rates of TB in the world. The TB rate in Thailand is ¼ to ⅕ the rate in Burma. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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03 MARCH 2104 - MAE KASA, TAK, THAILAND: A patient grimaces while taking some of the 20 pills she has to take every day for treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis at the Sanatorium Center for Border Communities in Mae Kasa, about 30 minutes north of Mae Sot, Thailand. The Sanatorium provides treatment and housing for people with tuberculosis in an isolated setting for about 68 patients, all Burmese. The clinic is operated by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit and works with several other NGOs that assist Burmese people in Thailand. Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. Funding cuts could jeopardize programs at the clinic. TB is a serious health challenge in Burma, which has one of the highest rates of TB in the world. The TB rate in Thailand is ¼ to ⅕ the rate in Burma. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ