Thailand: The Ministry of Health is partnering with partners to promote the use of condoms to achieve its goal of reducing the HIV / AIDS rate in a decade.
Efforts to reduce the number of new HIV infections in Thailand remain small, said Montinee Vasantiuppapokakorn, deputy director of HIV and STDs at the Department of Epidemiology.
"We see 5,000-6,000 new HIV infections every year, but we have to reduce it to less than 1,000 in 10 years. It's a viable goal," she added. "But we have a hard time reaching out to our target groups - transgender, transgender, prostitutes and prisoners." "The AHF (Aids Health Care Foundation) celebrates Valentine's Day yesterday," Montinee said at the award ceremony.
It was held at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center (BACC) to reward students participating in a video contest to raise awareness about condom use, a practice common among Confusion is common in Thailand. The infection rate has increased five-fold over the past four years, with 14 adolescents aged 15-19 being infected every day, Montinee said.
"69.7% were infected with gonorrhea because it was incapacitated and easily transmitted. 39.3% were infected with syphilis because patients mistakenly signaled early signs of the disease for the common cold, thus not taking action despite The survey showed that only about 45% of teenagers use a condom every time they have sex, she said, adding that 190 adolescents give birth each day and note. That many cases of pregnancy and abortion.
Dr Montinee stressed that condoms can provide protection against HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancy.
"The Ministry of Health and our partners are jointly drafting a national condom strategy 2020-2030 to promote regular use of condoms during intercourse and accessibility," she said. Thai people should have access to basic social services, including condoms, but both the public and private sectors can provide only 70,000,000 condoms per patient, Montinee said. Years without target, 105,000,000 pieces.
Despite the emergence of PrEP or PEP, Dr. Montinee stressed that people should still use condoms to protect against STIs.
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