ACCESS TO NEEDLES AND SYRINGES AND METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN YANGON, MYANMAR: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Access to needles and syringes and methadone maintenance therapy among people who inject drugs in Yangon, Myanmar: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Access to sterile needles, syringes and methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is critical to reduce the prevalence of bloodborne virus infections among people who inject drugs (PWID).We aimed to explore the experiences of PWID with respect to accessing needles/syringes services and MMT in Yangon, Myanmar.Methods Burnet Institute i

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Adaptive radiotherapy: The Elekta Unity MR-linac concept

Background and purpose: The promise of the MR-linac is that one can visualize all anatomical changes during the course of radiotherapy and hence adapt the treatment plan in order to always have the optimal treatment.Yet, there is a trade-off to be made between the time spent Infection Control for adapting the treatment plan against the dosimetric g

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