Suwannawong Paisan
HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev. 2004 Dec;9(3):91-3.
Injection drug users have been overlooked in the Thai government's response to HIV/AIDS, but not in its war on drugs. They experience constant police harassment and ineffective services, and face stigma and discrimination in society and in the health-care setting. Paisan Suwannawong, of the Thai Drug Users' Network, was scheduled to speak at the Opening Ceremonies of the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok on 11 July 2004. But he was placed last on a very long agenda that included Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and Miss Universe. By the time he spoke, all the dignitaries and almost all the delegates had left the hall. In this edited version of his address, Paisan provides a personal testimonial about what it is like to be a drug user living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand, outlines the problems with the government's response, and describes other obstacles to delivering treatment and other services to drug users.
在泰国政府应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的工作中，注射吸毒者一直被忽视，但在其禁毒行动中却并非如此。他们不断遭受警方骚扰，得到的服务也毫无成效，在社会和医疗环境中还面临耻辱和歧视。泰国吸毒者网络的派桑·素万那翁原定于2004年7月11日在曼谷举行的第十五届国际艾滋病大会开幕式上发言。但在一份很长的议程中，他被排在最后，该议程包括泰国总理他信·西那瓦、联合国秘书长科菲·安南以及环球小姐。轮到他发言时，所有 dignitaries 和几乎所有代表都已离开大厅。在这篇经过编辑的演讲稿中，派桑讲述了在泰国作为一名感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的吸毒者的亲身经历，概述了政府应对措施存在的问题，并描述了在为吸毒者提供治疗及其他服务方面的其他障碍。
