thanks to the temple's extensive public relations strategies bringing in donations amounting to the equivalent of millions of dollars. Photos of the temple's sick and emaciated patients adorn posters and donation boxes across the nation and television stations from around the globe visit to film documentaries. Wat Phra Baht Nam Phu is currently home to over 200 HIV-infected adults, and has been for a number totalling 10,000 over the past, most of whom died from the illness.