Thailand & HIV/AIDS

See also: HIV & AIDS in Asia

Volunteer Positive Reports From Field -- Chiang Mai, Thailand (Regularly Updated)
A small group of travelers made history in January 2012: They became the inaugural team of people living with HIV to serve openly as international volunteers as part of Volunteer Positive -- an international service agency created by and for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Many of the organization's volunteers share their stories and experiences in this blog.
From Volunteer Positive
Thailand at a Glance (Regularly Updated)
Thailand: Survey Shows Many Youngsters Not Practicing Safe Sex (February 10, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Run for It! A Blog Entry From Volunteer Positive (February 9, 2012)
"I came to Chiang Mai with the idea that I was going to be some strong HIV presence. An international volunteer who wanted to change the perception of a person with HIV/AIDS. Sorry, I was mistaken. As a volunteer you don't get to pick your goals. They just appear as you go from day to day."
Night Ticket: A Blog Entry From Volunteer Positive (January 16, 2012)
From Volunteer Positive
Volunteer Positive's First Group of HIV-Positive Volunteers en Route to Thailand (December 29, 2011)
From Volunteer Positive
Thailand: Online Campaign to Curb HIV/AIDS (September 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Ambitious HIV/AIDS Mission Launched (April 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Major Push to Prevent HIV Infections in Gay Community (April 4, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Study Finds High HIV Infection Rate Among the Married (April 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Human Rights NGOs to Thai Government: Do Not Repeat History! (February 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plastic Bags Not a Wise Substitute for Condoms: Thai Ministry (January 6, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
An Exploration of Factors Influencing Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Northern Thailand (January 3, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Thousands of Civil Servants Carry AIDS Virus (December 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Government Push to Ease HIV Confidentiality Rules for Young People (November 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IRIN PlusNews Looks at Condom Distribution, Use in Thailand (November 8, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
High HIV Incidence for Thai Men Who Have Sex With Men; Many Acquiring HIV in Their Early Twenties (July 22, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
Thailand: Women With HIV Break Silence, Confront Stigma (March 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: New Web Site Gives Advice on Sex (February 18, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: The Pill "Forced on" HIV Women Before Getting Antiretrovirals (December 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Prevention Cheaper Than Treatment (December 3, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: No Promotion for HIV/AIDS Workers -- Study (November 19, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Rampant Unprotected Sex, Drug Abuse at Thai Jails" (August 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Call for Cheap Access to Female Condoms (June 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thai HIV/AIDS Advocates Urge Increased Treatment Access for IDUs (May 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thailand Aims to Halve New HIV Cases by 2011, Prime Minister Says (May 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Public Hearing Examines Issues Faced by Children in Thailand, Including HIV/AIDS, Lack of Sex Education (May 15, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AFP/MSN.com Examines Hospice for HIV-Positive People in Thailand (March 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai Health Officials Propose New Regulation Allowing Teens to Receive HIV Test Without Parental Consent (February 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai Ministry of Health Predicts More Than 10,000 New HIV Cases in 2009 (February 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
High HIV Prevalence Found Among Male Partners of Thai Sex Workers (February 11, 2009)
Using a unique (and highly effective) means of recruitment, Neha Shah, M.D., M.P.H., colleagues discovered HIV prevalence rates of 20% or greater among male clients of female sex workers in Thailand. Among non-paying partners of those sex workers, Shah et al noted only slightly lower prevalence rates -- as well as inconsistent levels of condom use.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Personal Perspective: Fighting for Treatment in Thailand (Summer 2008)
Kamon Uppakaew saw that dreams could come true -- he could have HIV and he could get treatment, plus he could also have an HIV-negative daughter.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Shooting Back (June 13, 2008)
Thai activists unite with harm reduction advocates to demand Thailand stop the drug war.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Say No to Thailand's Drug War (May 2, 2008)
[Archived Article]
Join activists on May 6 in D.C. to protest Thai drug crackdown that threatens people with HIV.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Thai-Ing to Change the System (February 22, 2008)
U.S. advocates join call for Thailand to stand up to PhRMA and continue life-saving generic drug program.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Canadian Doctor Brings Touch of Chinese Healing to Thai Medicine (January 3, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Thailand) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Thai Health Ministry Takes "Bold Step" in Breaking Patent, Issuing Compulsory License for Antiretroviral Kaletra, Editorial Says (February 1, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thailand Expands Access to GPO-VIR by 10,000 Patients (October 3, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand to Offer Low-Cost Antiretroviral Drugs to All HIV-Positive Residents (July 15, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai AIDS Activist Tells Personal Story; Laments Stigma, Lack of HIV Treatment Access (September 2004)
"What kills us is not AIDS, but greed," said Paisan Suwannawong, director of the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, at the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Thai Prison Officials Propose Amnesty for All Thai Inmates With Full-Blown AIDS (July 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gay Men and AIDS in Thailand: Lost in Paradise (July 2004)
In Asia's bleak HIV landscape, Thailand has long stood out as a prevention miracle. So why are Thai men who have sex with men on the verge of an AIDS catastrophe?.
In POZ
HIV/AIDS in Thailand (June 28, 2004)
A 14-minute video and transcript featuring interviews with people who are on the front lines of Thailand's efforts to fight HIV, prepared by Fred de Sam Lazaro, a correspondent for PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai NGOs Criticize Government Plan to Distribute Excess Antiretroviral Drugs to Other Countries (June 2, 2004)
Distributing drugs to local patients should be priority, health advocates say.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai Study Shows Suboptimal HIV Treatment Confers Benefit in Developing World (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Compliance Key to Antiretroviral Use (July 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Poor HIV Treatment Access Blamed for Shortened Lifespans (July 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Conference: Medicine Vowed for All in Need (July 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Condom Message Slipping in Thailand, Experts Warn (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand to Host Leaders Summit on AIDS: Health Ministry (June 3, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: V-1 Immunator Pill Touted as Cure for AIDS Is Banned (May 5, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Test Kit to Be Sold Cheap to Thailand (November 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fighting AIDS in Asia -- In Thailand, the Armed Forces Help Beat Back an Epidemic (October 25, 2002)
Excerpts from an op-ed column in the Baltimore Sun.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
JHACI: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Intervention (August 2002)
The Joint HIV/AIDS Care Initiative seeks to greatly improve HIV treatment in resource-limited settings.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Thai Hospital Claims Reduced Mother-Baby Transmission (July 30, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand Faces Rising Number of Diseases from Foreign Laborers (July 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thai Government to Provide Free Antiretroviral Drugs to More HIV Patients (July 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World AIDS Fund Provides $14 Million to Thailand (June 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
With Members Dying Too Frequently, Thai AIDS Patients' Pop Group Disbands (April 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization: African Countries Negotiate with Thailand to Produce Generic HIV Drugs Locally (December 14, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Conference Commends Four Countries for Anti-AIDS Efforts (September 10, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Leading Cause of Death in Thailand (September 4, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Report Documents the Thai National Programme on Zidovudine Donation (April 23, 2001)
From UNAIDS
Dramatic Decreases in HIV Prevalence Among Thai Military Conscripts (August 1998)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital