This Valentine’s, Bangkok. Give away 2 million condoms, aiming to end sexually transmitted diseases in ’73.
Today (11 Feb. 65) Panrudee Manomaiphiboon, MD. Director of the Department of Health Bangkok (Bangkok) revealed that on Valentine’s Day, February 14 of every year. BMA organizes public relations campaign activities throughout the month to disseminate information, knowledge, and practice in the right way and create positive attitudes towards safe sex by using condoms among youth, students, students and the general public. to raise awareness see the importance and take part in preventing and solving AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases
“By BMA organized campaign activities throughout the 50 districts, 69 health service centers under the concept of “Start Safe SEX, Use Condom: safe love starts at “Condoms” safe love (Safe SEX): carry protective equipment ready to use at all times, such as condoms, lubricants. Masks, alcohol gel, including cleaning the body. Both before and after sex Prevent AIDS, STDs and COVID-19 Use Condom: Use condoms properly. every time having sex Along with providing 2 million condoms to distribute as well,” said Dr. Panruedi.
The director of the Department of Health said that from the situation of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases It remains a threatening problem and has a high impact. By 2022, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration estimates that there will be 81,465 people living with HIV, of which 1,128 are new cases. As of 2021, Bangkok received 6,450 reports of sexually transmitted diseases, which is an increasing number every year. and has a tendency to increase continuously In particular, syphilis was found to have an incidence rate of 40.64 per 100,000 population. In the youth group aged 15-24 years, the rate of syphilis is quite high in 5 years. From 2015, the rate of 11 people was found to increase to 50.4 per 100,000 population aged 15-24 years in 2020 and found that the rate was With gonorrhea in 2020 equal to 58.8 people per 100,000 population aged 15-24 years, which is likely to increase in the future. This is consistent with the relatively low rate of condom use among youth.
Dr. Panrudee said that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration set a goal to end the problem of sexually transmitted diseases by 2030 with the main goals consisting of 1. Reduce the rate of gonorrhea to no more than 3 cases per 100,000 population. 2. Reduce the rate of new syphilis cases to not more than 1 case per 100,000 population.