Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin

For a country with a moderate adult HIV prevalence of just over 1% in 2012, Thailand is widely perceived as having made some extraordinary contributions to the global management of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It has been promoted as a model of effective HIV control and applauded for its leadership in pro...

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Main Authors: Frits Van Griensven, Nittaya Phanuphak, Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai
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Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-456312018-01-24T06:14:14Z Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin Frits Van Griensven Nittaya Phanuphak Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai For a country with a moderate adult HIV prevalence of just over 1% in 2012, Thailand is widely perceived as having made some extraordinary contributions to the global management of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It has been promoted as a model of effective HIV control and applauded for its leadership in providing access to antiretroviral treatment. Thailand has also received international recognition for its contribution to biomedical HIV prevention research, which is generally perceived as exceptional. In this paper, Thailand's global role model function as an example of effective HIV/AIDS control and high-quality biomedical HIV prevention research is re-evaluated against the background of currently available data and more recent insights. The results indicate that Thailand's initial response in raising the level of the political significance of HIV/AIDS was indeed extraordinary, which probably prevented a much larger epidemic from occurring. However, this response transpired in unusual extraconstitutional circumstances and its effectiveness declined once the country returned to political normalcy. Available data confirm the country's more than exceptional contribution to biomedical HIV prevention research. Thailand has made a huge contribution to the global management and control of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. © 2014 CSIRO. 2018-01-24T06:14:14Z 2018-01-24T06:14:14Z 2014-01-01 Journal 14498987 14485028 2-s2.0-84904369857 10.1071/SH13119 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84904369857&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/45631
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description For a country with a moderate adult HIV prevalence of just over 1% in 2012, Thailand is widely perceived as having made some extraordinary contributions to the global management of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It has been promoted as a model of effective HIV control and applauded for its leadership in providing access to antiretroviral treatment. Thailand has also received international recognition for its contribution to biomedical HIV prevention research, which is generally perceived as exceptional. In this paper, Thailand's global role model function as an example of effective HIV/AIDS control and high-quality biomedical HIV prevention research is re-evaluated against the background of currently available data and more recent insights. The results indicate that Thailand's initial response in raising the level of the political significance of HIV/AIDS was indeed extraordinary, which probably prevented a much larger epidemic from occurring. However, this response transpired in unusual extraconstitutional circumstances and its effectiveness declined once the country returned to political normalcy. Available data confirm the country's more than exceptional contribution to biomedical HIV prevention research. Thailand has made a huge contribution to the global management and control of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. © 2014 CSIRO.
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author Frits Van Griensven
Nittaya Phanuphak
Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai
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Nittaya Phanuphak
Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai
Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin
author_facet Frits Van Griensven
Nittaya Phanuphak
Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai
author_sort Frits Van Griensven
title Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin
title_short Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin
title_full Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin
title_fullStr Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin
title_full_unstemmed Biomedical HIV prevention research and epidemic control in Thailand: Two sides of the same coin
title_sort biomedical hiv prevention research and epidemic control in thailand: two sides of the same coin
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