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About 10,000 Thai police officers a
year will be educated about HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. The training
will be given to junior police officers who have passed their examination,
after which they will be appointed non-commissioned officers.
Training will involve more than 22
hours of lessons over five days. At present, the new curriculum is being used
to train 40 trainers. Then the trainers will participate in a pilot exercise to
further refine the curriculum. Training includes basic HIV prevention, the
principle of AIDS rights, understanding what it means to live with stigma and
discrimination for HIV-infected individuals, and how the stigma can be
addressed by police officers.
A new partnership of the Royal Thai
Police, the United Nations Development Program, the Foundation for AIDS Rights,
and the Department of Rights Protection of the Ministry of Justice is
responsible for the education program.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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