Guest Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 http://thaivisa.com/index.php?514&backPID=58&tt_news=671 15-01-04 Thai Immigration to hand out free condoms on arrival BANGKOK: Visitors to Thailand will receive free condoms from immigration officials if Bangkok Senator Meechai Viravaidya has his say on how the country play its role as host of the World Aids Conference in July. "We will seek cooperation from the Immigration Police Bureau and see if this is possible [during the conference period]," said Meechai, who is a member of the conference organising committee. The conference is scheduled to be held at the Impact Arena at Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi from July 11 to 16. Meechai said he would also ask taxi operators to ensure that condoms and audio-cassette tapes on HIV/Aids prevention were available in their cars. The cassettes will be in six languages, he said. "The cassettes will educate passengers about Aids while the conference is on," he said, adding that he would select only hotels with condoms in the guestrooms and staff knowledgeable about HIV/Aids prevention as accommodation for participants at the conference. "The hotel staff should also be able to pass on knowledge [about HIV/Aids prevention]," he said. The conference will bring together leading world figures in the fight against HIV/Aids for discussions on how to effectively stem the epidemic. High-profile participants will include David Beckham, Tiger Woods and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Cabinet members from Asia-Pacific countries. "About 20,000 people will attend this international meeting," said Disease Control Department director-general Dr Charal Trinvuthiphong. It has been estimated that there are about 40 million people living with HIV/Aids in the world. Of them, more than five million die of Aids every year. Africa is the most-severely-hit continent. In Thailand, the number of people infected by HIV is estimated at more than one million. Of them, more than 400,000 have already died. The Public Health Ministry believes there are 50,000 new infections every year. Source: The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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