Raks Thai Foundation World AIDS Day campaign: Let’s move together and be leaders to end AIDS, aiming for 2030.

December 1 of every year is World AIDS Day. To campaign to create awareness about the importance of preventing AIDS and stopping the spread of HIV infection. Including accepting and understanding people living with HIV around the world. Currently, the trend of new HIV infections in Thailand continues to increase.

Mr. Promboon Panitchaphak, secretary-general of the Raks Thai Foundation, said: “Raks Thai Foundation and the network of civil society partners organize World AIDS Day activities. Not only to express commitment to working to stop the spread of AIDS. Reaching out and helping both populations at risk People infected with HIV and AIDS patients For more than 25 years only, we have a goal to end the AIDS problem or Ending AIDS within the year 2030 according to the National Strategy for Prevention and Solving the AIDS Problem 2017 – 2030, which is the operation of the Rak Foundation. Thai As the main recipient of the Global Fund grant Under the STAR 2021-23 project, community leaders are supported. Key people are on the frontline dealing with risk and closest to the problem. has played a strong role Ready to be a voice for passing on knowledge Including equipment in the field of protection In addition, community leaders are ready to push community members, families, and close people to access health services. and receive equal treatment This is in line with the motto for World AIDS Day 2023 of the United Nations AIDS Program, UNAIDS: “Let Communities Lead. It’s time to let communities lead the way. To end AIDS”

With these issues, the Raks Thai Foundation therefore organized activities on the topic Let’s move together, be leaders, end AIDS In order to correctly pass on knowledge and understanding to the public. Everyone can start with themselves. We focus on every activity to promote, support and enable the general public of all genders and ages to be aware of the importance of ending AIDS. and protecting yourself from disease Including being able to connect people with health services along with opening space for the community to take the lead in ending AIDS By giving opinions and expressing opinions on the guidelines for providing health services. as well as national policy as well as being a voice in demanding the treatment of friends living with HIV. and invite society have come together To make ending AIDS happen and become a reality according to the country’s goal. This is a challenge to the work of the Raks Thai Foundation. Network of civil society and community partners that requires cooperation from many parts

Therefore, we invite everyone Let’s move together, be leaders, end AIDS With the activity Installation Art in the shape of a condom, a new type of Sex education ‘Lucky Draw Lucky Don’, clips of views on ending AIDS from community leaders. and important voices in society By these activities You can join in the fun and watch from 29 Nov. 2023 – 5 Dec. 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the official opening ceremony. It will be held on December 1, 2023, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. and will be honored by Dr. Niti Hetanurak, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control presided over the opening ceremony and met with the campaign troop procession Along with the leader in this walk is you.Doctor Jeab Lalana, Miss Anna Suea Ngam Iam Miss Universe Thailand 2022 and Khun Pen Tor Jirapat, actor and actress Attend the press conference along with exchanging views on ending AIDS through activities Let’s move together, be leaders, end AIDS And within the event there was also an activity to take pictures at the AIDS corner and use the hashtags #Letcommunitieslead #Worldaidsday2023 andMeet at the area Metro Mall, Phahon Yothin MRT Station, Exit 5.