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The U.S. slashed HIV/AIDS funding. Here is how countries that relied on it might adapt
Of 49 countries surveyed in a recent analysis, 15 have historically relied on the the U.S. for most of the funding for their HIV/AIDS responses. That funding is largely gone…
BANGKOK — In countries around the world, the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to HIV/AIDS funding have left health officials scrambling for ways to deliver preventative care and life-saving treatments. But not here.
Almost every day, sex workers in Bangkok’s oldest red-light district have been going to saunas, bikini bars, and massage parlors, testing their peers for HIV. Their work is made possible by the Thai government, which funds marginalized communities, including migrants, LGBTQ individuals, and people who use drugs, to lead HIV/AIDS outreach and health programs.
“We have a counseling truck and lab truck. If some bar doesn’t have space for us, we just use some room. We work really closely with the bar owner to do the mobile clinic,” said Chamrong Phaengnongyang, a former sex worker who is also the deputy director of SWING, one of Thailand’s community-based health services.
