Public Health.
2013 - Lawa Lake Road Safety
Road safety is a large concern to Thai citizens, and has been a major focus of national public health campaigns from hospitals and the Ministry of Public Health. In 2013, ENGAGE researched the statistics, causes, and consequences of poor road safety in the Lawa Lake community. The project also explored possible intervention techniques and solutions. The following video was made as a result of the research conducted, in order to inform the community and at-risk individuals about the results and accident prevention tactics. (Note: the video is only available in Thai)
2006 - HIV/AIDS and Free Trade
In October 2006, ENGAGE organized an Access to Medicines Tour, where three Thai delegates traveled around the U.S. speaking about the history and success of Thailand's HIV/AIDS treatment program and the challenges that Thailand and other countries face in accessing needed medicines. Over three weeks, the delegates presented at multiple events and universities and attended panel discussions surrounding the FTA and treatment access. Their main event, lobbying and presenting on Capitol Hill about their experience working on HIV/AIDS in Thailand and the potential consequences of the new free trade agreement, provided an opportunity for United States senators and congressmen to hear their perspectives on methods to ensure the long-term sustainability of universal treatment programs and to discuss policy questions.
Thailand's national treatment program for HIV and AIDS has served as a model worldwide and has succeeded in prolonging thousands of lives, while encouraging prevention, harm reduction and openness towards the disease. Much of its success is due to the use of generic medicines that have lowered the cost of treatment regimes, enabling more people to receive treatment. Access to affordable medicines is crucial to achieving universal treatment for HIV and AIDS. These activists believed that the new free trade agreement proposed by the Bush Administration, which prioritized drug company profits ahead of public health, would undermine Thailand's ability to produce generic and affordable versions of new HIV medicines. Speakers included:
Jiraporn Limpananont - associate professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and a member of the Drug Study Group, a network of university academics working to improve and protect access to medicines.
Sangsiri Teemanka - advocacy and training director for Thailand's AIDS Success Foundation, which provides long-term care and support services for people living with HIV and AIDS and their family.
Boripat Donmon - national vice president of the Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+).
Thailand's national treatment program for HIV and AIDS has served as a model worldwide and has succeeded in prolonging thousands of lives, while encouraging prevention, harm reduction and openness towards the disease. Much of its success is due to the use of generic medicines that have lowered the cost of treatment regimes, enabling more people to receive treatment. Access to affordable medicines is crucial to achieving universal treatment for HIV and AIDS. These activists believed that the new free trade agreement proposed by the Bush Administration, which prioritized drug company profits ahead of public health, would undermine Thailand's ability to produce generic and affordable versions of new HIV medicines. Speakers included:
Jiraporn Limpananont - associate professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and a member of the Drug Study Group, a network of university academics working to improve and protect access to medicines.
Sangsiri Teemanka - advocacy and training director for Thailand's AIDS Success Foundation, which provides long-term care and support services for people living with HIV and AIDS and their family.
Boripat Donmon - national vice president of the Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+).