How is Thailand doing in its fight against AIDS?

Aug 23, 2006

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Amazingly well. In the 1980s, Thailand was widely accused of ignoring its AIDS problem to avoid scaring off tourists. But according to a new World Bank report, Thailand is now the model for the developing world on how to prevent transmission of the HIV virus, and how to bring continued life and hope to HIV-positive patients.

Roughly half a million Thais …

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