Dr. Simon Baker

15:10-15:30 Dr. Simon Baker, Program Associate, Population Council.Child Prostitution and AIDS in Northern Thailand: Realities for Thais and Minority Groups.

Stewart, Holley, Ann McCauley, Simon Baker, Martha Givaudan, Shegs James, Iwin Leenen, Susan Pick, Priscilla Reddy, Usasinee Rewthong, Patchara Rumakom, and Dilys Walker.

Simon Baker, Population Council Kraisak Chonhavan Chair of Foreign Relations Committee, Thailand

facilitated by Dr. Simon Baker of Population Council/Horizons Project hoped to find the

Baker, S. et al. 2003 (December)."Programming for HIV Prevention Among College Students in Thailand," [PDF] Horizons Research Summary.Washington, D.C.: Population Council.This resource was forwarded in summary form to the UNESCO Bangkok HIV/AIDS Clearing House list server on May 17 2004 (click here to access the archives).

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Delegates attending the session entitled "Capacity Building for Community Caregivers" facilitated by Dr. Simon Baker of Population Council/Horizons Project hoped to find the template for an effective model of care which they could return home with.

The model piloted by Lampang Provincial Hospital involves the family in home and community care.They work closely with Village Health Volunteers who assist families in the delivery of care.This care model enhances the physical and psychological skills of the caregivers, which they believe will help in the improvement of the quality of life of PLHAs but has limited strategies in place to address stress and burnout of the volunteers.

The model makes use of two manuals, "Stay Fit", a manual that serves as a guide for the diagnosis of opportunistic infections, which are symptom based and uses complementary medicines like herbals, and pain killers for the management of fever and pain.The second manual serves as guide addressing the psychological concerns of PLHAs.