PHPT was created in 1996 in Chiang Mai, the epicenter of the HIV epidemic in Thailand at that time. PHPT’s main objective was to determine strategies for preventing mother to child transmission of HIV, and AIDS care that could be integrated in the existing health care system in order to reach the populations who needed it most
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Today PHPT works to:
 Improve the efficacy, safety and tolerance of therapies for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
Minimize the risk of developing resistances to antiretrovirals used for the prevention of mother to child transmission that could limit the response to antiretroviral drugs when mothers or infected infants later begin therapy for their own health.
Develop methods and strategies that maximize the effectiveness and safety of antiretroviral treatments in the family setting.
The PHPT clinical research group in Thailand includes a network of 41 public hospitals in the regions most affected by HIV, and a Study Coordination Center for logistics, administration, monitoring, data processing, pharmacy and training established in Chiang Mai. In addition, an HIV Virology and Pharmacology Laboratory capable of performing HIV RNA and DNA viral quantification, sequencing, serology, antiretroviral drugs plasma dosing, and CD4 evaluation has also been established in collaboration with the Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences at Chiang Mai University.
The Clinical Research Unit IRD174 based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is looking for a full-time physician to work for two to four years. The position will be funded by the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (base salary and expatriation indemnity).
Please could you help disseminate this information to colleagues. Candidates can contact ird@phpt.org or marc@phpt.org.
The position needs to be filled urgently and starting date is likely to be October/November.
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