Thailands Mr. Condom battles AIDS
Автор: worldfocusonline
Загружено: 2008-12-18
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In Thailand, AIDS continues to be a leading cause of death, despite significant successes against the disease. HIV surged in Thailand in the 1980s, exacerbated by the countrys sex industry.
Now, Thailands efforts to combat AIDS — including its 100 Percent Condom Use program and its creation of low-cost antiretroviral drugs — have helped reduce the prevalence of the disease from 140,000 new cases a year to fewer than 20,000.
However, because the disease now seems less urgent, infected mothers pass on the disease to their children — 15,000 Thai children are infected with AIDS. Stigma surrounding the disease persists.
Worldfocus correspondent Mark Litke travels to Thailand to assess the countrys progress and remaining challenges. He speaks with Mechai Viravaidya, or Mr. Condom, who has led the countrys fight against AIDS.
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