Activists push awareness on World AIDS Day
Reuters
2014-12-01
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Condoms and condom-adorned activists are marching in Thailand's Pattaya beach red light district.
Marchers there handed out free condoms to promote safe sex on World AIDS Day.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) MAYOR OF PATTAYA CITY, ITTHIPHOL KUNPLOME, SAYING:
"We want to raise awareness for employees in bars and pubs to have blood-tests and use condoms regularly, not just today."
About 35 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Nineteen million of them don't know they have the virus.
Thailand's AIDS epidemic took off in the mid-80s and by the 90s, 35 percent of female sex workers had contracted HIV.
The estimated number of people infected each year has dropped drastically in recent years, but officials say more needs to be done.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) DIRECTOR OF SISTER FOUNDATION, THITIYANAN NANGPOR, SAYING:
"Condoms alone will not solve the HIV problem. To protect against AIDS, we need to work on many dimensions, like protection and
Marchers there handed out free condoms to promote safe sex on World AIDS Day.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) MAYOR OF PATTAYA CITY, ITTHIPHOL KUNPLOME, SAYING:
"We want to raise awareness for employees in bars and pubs to have blood-tests and use condoms regularly, not just today."
About 35 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Nineteen million of them don't know they have the virus.
Thailand's AIDS epidemic took off in the mid-80s and by the 90s, 35 percent of female sex workers had contracted HIV.
The estimated number of people infected each year has dropped drastically in recent years, but officials say more needs to be done.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) DIRECTOR OF SISTER FOUNDATION, THITIYANAN NANGPOR, SAYING:
"Condoms alone will not solve the HIV problem. To protect against AIDS, we need to work on many dimensions, like protection and
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