Prayut thanks agencies, personnel for working to contain HIV spread
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Friday night thanked government agencies and personnel for having worked to contain spread of HIV.
He said Thailand has been successful in the operations so much that the executive director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) told him that “Thailand will be able to prevent new HIV cases by the year 2020”.
“At the beginning of the week, I met with the executive director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), who is also the under-secretary-general of the United Nations. The executive director complimented Thailand's efforts to sustainably tackle the AIDS problem and cited Thailand as a good model that countries in the region can learn from,” Prayut said during his weekly TV programme.
“This is an achievement we should be proud of. I would like to express my gratitude toward all agencies and personnel who have contributed towards this effort; in addition to caring for the patients, they have also helped with development of society and reinforced Thailand's international standing.”
The Nation