Talk:Mechai Viravaidya

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

nobody in Thailand called condoms "mechais"
do you have a better reference source? —202.28.179.4 (talk) 11:48, 27 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The term was popular some thirty years ago, according to various sources, including this mention:

...ส่วนงานด้านสังคม มีชื่อเสียงจากบทบาทการรณรงค์การใช้ถุงยางอนามัยสำหรับการคุมกำเนิด และป้องกันโรคติดต่อทางเพศสัมพันธ์ เป็นผู้ก่อตั้งสมาคมพัฒนาประชากรและชุมชน ตั้งแต่ พ.ศ.2517 จนทำให้ช่วงนั้นคนไทยนิยมเรียกชื่อถุงยางอนามัยว่า "ถุงมีชัย" นอกจากนี้ ยังเคยได้รับรางวัล "แม็กไซไซ" สาขาบริการสาธารณะ ใน พ.ศ. 2537 ด้วย...
 * - From
 * --Paul_012 (talk) 16:55, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It is certainly mentioned in the biography by Thomas D'Agnes. Agricmarketing (talk) 20:19, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Australian?
Mechai is listed here as an "Australian person of Thai descent". He was educated in Australia, but does he actually have Australian citizenship?AuntFlo (talk) 03:29, 29 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I came here to ask the same question. He is an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, so he cannot have Australian citizenship.  I'm removing the offending category.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  11:00, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

The Thai article for Mechai has him as being born in Australia? Do we have references to prove he was born in Bangkok? Neither article appears to have his birthplace referenced. He may have renounced his citizenship, it appears based on Order of Australia that he was born in Thailand, albeit do we have a source to confirm?

NZVortex (talk) 11:20, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

New, related article being developed
We are two students at Mills College enrolled in a Politics of Developing Nations course. As a course requirement we are creating a new Wikipedia article related to developing nations. Our intended article will address the family planning program in Thailand. We were inspired by Thai leader Mechai Viravaidyma’s contributions to raise greater awareness of this program. In the Wikipedia article, we intend to concentrate on how this program has addressed poverty issues. Here are some of the topics we plan to explore:


 * The reason for creating a family planning program within a developing nation
 * What specific social conditions existed that demanded a family planning program


 * An unbiased analysis of this program’s effectiveness
 * Include independent data, reports and analysis to validate claims of success and program purpose


 * How a multifaceted program was so successful in a developing country
 * Where the initiative to develop this program stemmed from
 * Expand and include more recent information
 * How has the program progressed and how has it influenced today’s society in Thailand
 * What (if any) sectors of the program may be expanded
 * Whether there are populations that it has not been successful in reaching
 * Whether this program could be a potential model for other developing nations to mirror

Themes/subtopics within the article:
 * Poverty reduction (its relation to other subtopics)
 * HIV/AIDS reduction
 * Mortality rate
 * Child mortality rate
 * Entrepreneurship
 * Religious support
 * Political/military support
 * Women’s rights/equality issues
 * Education
 * Community building
 * Financial funding
 * International support
 * And others

Chelbel05 (talk) 21:48, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Asaltermack (talk) 21:49, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

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