This research study addresses critical issues of HIV prevention in rural and urban regions of Thailand
from an epidemiological perspective. Infrastructural health inequalities and geographical diversity in
Thailand will be used to suggest HIV prevention improvements in South Africa (SA) plus other subSaharan
African countries such as Lesotho, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland.
Comparisons between past and current HIV prevalence rates in Bangkok, Thailand and sub-Saharan
countries will be used a benchmark to assess the effectiveness of the 100% condom program
implemented by the Thai government. Significant public health and infrastructural improvements in
Thailand will be analyzed as well. Important lessons reaped from the great success by the government
of Thailand in reducing HIV prevalence rates from 95% to close to 25% by 2014 can be emulated and
adopted in sub-Saharan Africa particularly in South Africa (SA), which has the highest rate of HIV
prevalence in the world i.e. 6.4 million according to Mabaso, Simbayi, Maduna, Ramaliba and Naidoo
(2016).