positive. 80,000 have already died from Aids...but only
about 120 people are receiving treatment."
Bunthy himself cannot afford to pay for the medication to
keep him alive. "I do not have treatment at present.
It is $650 for one month's medication. Few positive people can afford
this.
"The government is very poor, and says it has no money. It likes
what COPHA does and has passed laws saying that positive people are important
and should not be discriminated against, but still they give no money".
Bunthy is desperate for the rest of the world to know about what is happening
in Cambodia and applies for scholarships to attend events like the Barcelona
conference to get his message across and get funding for COPHA. "I
am looking for donors for our organisation. We only have one and a half
months left of a grant. People say they want to support us but next year,
not now. However we need it now. I feel hopeless sometimes. 200 people
get infected every day in Cambodia and every day more and more people
die."
Bunthy can be contacted at COPHA, 21, St.600 Boeung
Kak II, Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Mobile: 855 16 890 892, email sok_bunthy@hotmail.com
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