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Revitalising HIV Prevention in Thailand: A Critical Assessment

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BANGKOK, August 2010 – Despite its earlier success in containing HIV infections, Thailand now faces an increase in HIV cases among high-risk groups.

In recent years, more than 70 percent of government spending on HIV/AIDS has been on treatment and care, while share of funding for prevention has been declining. As the society changes rapidly, effective HIV prevention requires a greater understanding of changing sex behavior and practices that cause specific groups of the population to be more prone to HIV infection than others.

An evaluation on what works and what does not, as well as who is at risk now, can help the Thai government shape its HIV prevention strategy and allocate appropriate amount of funding to address the challenges.

A joint effort between the World Bank and the International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Revitalizing HIV Prevention in Thailand: A Critical Assessment examines the changing pattern of HIV infections in Thailand. It identifies the groups most at risk of contracting HIV . The study assesses the effectiveness as well as the cost-effectiveness of the current HIV prevention program, recommending policies to help public health officials adjust prevention program to address the shortcomings the study identified.

This report is a product of the Country Development Partnership in Health, the three-year cooperation program between the Ministry of Public Health and the World Bank. Launched in 2007, the CDP-Health was designed to help the government (i) improve the effectiveness of Thailand’s HIV/AIDS response, (ii) improve the effectiveness of public expenditures in the health sector, and (iii) improve the sector’s human resources and workforce management.

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	Full Report
	Executive Summary (pdf 72kb)
	Chapter 1: Revitalizing HIV prevention in Thailand (pdf 341kb)
	Chapter 2: Trends of sex behavior in Thailand (pdf 2.52mb)
	Chapter 3: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policy and strategy re-orientation to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in Thailand (pdf 690kb)
	Chapter 4: Revitalizing HIV prevention interventions (pdf 494kb)

CONTACTS:

    Sutayut Osornprasop
    (+66-2) 686-8351
   sosornprasop@worldbank.org

   Walaiporn Patcharanarumol
   (+66-2) 590-2366-7
   walaiporn@ihpp.thaigov.net

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