Protecting sex workers in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic: opportunities to build back better

• Main Authors: Surang Janyam, Dusita Phuengsamran, Jamrong Pangnongyang, Wutikan Saripra, Ladda Jitwattanapataya, Chalidaporn Songsamphan, Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Deyer Gopinath
• Other Authors: Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/60088
• Institution: Mahidol University

The Government of Thailand was prompt to launch social and economic measures to mitigate the effects on the general population following lockdown measures to counter coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, sex workers were one of the vulnerable groups who were unable to access state support. A...