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FOUND: The final stretch in ending aids | Mind Blowing Facts

Activists call for a reversal on the ban against HIV-positive recruits during a rally at the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok on March 25. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Thailand is close to ending Aids as a public health threat.

Today, 95% of people living with HIV in Thailand know their status, 92% of those who know their status are on treatment and 98% of people on treatment are virally suppressed, meaning they can stay healthy and cannot pass on HIV sexually. These figures are well above global averages of 86–89–93. Aids-related deaths are down 71% since 2010 in Thailand, versus about 55% globally.

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