Action urged to save the lives of MSM in Bangkok
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THAILAND can stop thousands of needless deaths from HIV by 2022 by increasing the availability and use of free and anonymous testing and treatment of HIV infection among all at-risk groups, World Bank experts suggested.
There is an HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Bangkok, according to a new study “Scaling up HIV Treatment for MSM in Bangkok: What Does it Take?”
“Advancing efforts to end the global Aids epidemic by 2030 requires a combination approach to HIV prevention that includes biomedical, behaviour change and structural approaches,” said David Wilson, director of the World Bank’s Global HIV/Aids Programme. “With its quality medical infrastructure, Bangkok now has the opportunity to prevent more than 5,000 needless deaths, to halve new infections by 2022, and to serve as a model for other cities.”
