Document 2043
 DOCN  M94A2043
 TI    Activities of Wednesday Friends' Club (an organization in Thailand
       supports PWA).
 DT    9412
 AU    Pavenayotin P; Siriboonlue S; Wednesday Friends' Club. Thai Red Cross
       Society, Bangkok.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):394 (abstract no. PD0183). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370532
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To present activities that our organization provides for the
       patients in our hospital and other PWA in repondse to the growing needs
       of the AIDS epidemic. METHODS: Our organization has the biggest number
       of members in Thailand (550 persons), and being subsidised by the Thai
       Red Cross Society. Activities are created from the needs of PWA for
       example support group, and the general needs for example promotion of
       public awareness. RESULTS: Help solve or smoothen up problems that PWA
       have been encountered. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: To present part of
       the facts about what Thailand have done to AIDS problems. Compare the
       problems with other countries, Open to suggestions in order to find ways
       to improve our work and activities.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY/*THERAPY  Developing
       Countries  Human  *Patient Education  Red Cross  *Self-Help Groups
       *Social Support  Thailand  MEETING ABSTRACT

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