Experiences of HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Phayao province are good examples of the rethinking of health-care management. Progress in battling with HIV/AIDS in Phayao had provided a good lesson: people, not institutions, are the ultimate contributing factor to the progress attained. Government and non-governmental organizations will be important, when they can facilitate and not constrain people in responding to HIV and AIDS.
HIV/AIDS in Phayao: the crisis -- Phayao people make great progress -- Turning crisis into opportunity -- Progress in Phayao may be stalling -- Passing the HIV test -- Conclusion and next steps -- Annex 1. Health care reform in Phayao -- Annex 2. Framework used to analyse the response to HIV/AIDS in Phayao province.
