May 21st, 2007, 12:18
UNAIDS / APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIRMAN - Bangkok Post
Mongkol to promote safe sex
Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla will promote safe sex worldwide when he chairs the board of UNAids next month. Dr Mongkol said his new role in UNAids, the world's anti-Aids policy body, would be a good opportunity for Thailand to help promote 100% condom use worldwide.
Dr Mongkol, who was recently picked to succeed the Swedish public health minister as chairman of the UNAids board, said over 40 million people worldwide have the HIV/Aids virus and about 95% of the victims are in developing countries.
He blamed unsafe sex for the spread of HIV/Aids, noting that only 20% of people in risk groups, including sex workers, use condoms. In Thailand, condom use among sex workers stood at 87%. Thailand has won recognition for its role in its fight against the deadly virus through the promotion of condom use.
Dr Mongkol will begin serving as chairman of UNAids on June 25. The UNAids board comprises 37 members from 22 member countries and other international organisations. His term will last for one year. Health ministers from developing and developed countries take turns to chair the organisation."
Bangkok Post
100% condom use - no more children then?
Mongkol to promote safe sex
Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla will promote safe sex worldwide when he chairs the board of UNAids next month. Dr Mongkol said his new role in UNAids, the world's anti-Aids policy body, would be a good opportunity for Thailand to help promote 100% condom use worldwide.
Dr Mongkol, who was recently picked to succeed the Swedish public health minister as chairman of the UNAids board, said over 40 million people worldwide have the HIV/Aids virus and about 95% of the victims are in developing countries.
He blamed unsafe sex for the spread of HIV/Aids, noting that only 20% of people in risk groups, including sex workers, use condoms. In Thailand, condom use among sex workers stood at 87%. Thailand has won recognition for its role in its fight against the deadly virus through the promotion of condom use.
Dr Mongkol will begin serving as chairman of UNAids on June 25. The UNAids board comprises 37 members from 22 member countries and other international organisations. His term will last for one year. Health ministers from developing and developed countries take turns to chair the organisation."
Bangkok Post
100% condom use - no more children then?