Hero in the Field: Mechai Viravaidya is pushing the conversation of family planning
October 22, 2018
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as posted by the channelWorried about Thailand’s future, Mechai Viravaidya launched an organization called the Population and Community Development Association (PDA) in 1974 to promote family planning. In a country where most people were uneasy discussing sex, Mechai pushed the conversation out into the open. He made contraceptives readily available from the smallest roadside stand to the biggest stores and taught people that there was no reason to be shy about talking about sexual health.
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