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News Briefs World AIDS Fund Provides $14 Million to ThailandJune 10, 2002 The World AIDS Fund has offered Thailand $14 million this year to boost the budget of over $28 million approved by the Thai government, according to a report of the Department of Communicable Diseases. Department Director Wallop Thainuea said that Thailand would use the money on two main projects. The first project will use $4.65 million to promote safe sexual practices among young people, and the second will use $9.3 million to ensure that 12,000 of Thailand's estimated 50,000 HIV/AIDS patients receive correct medication. Xinhua News Agency 06.06.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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