Section 2a - Shifting Flows Of Ideas And Resources : Cabbages And Condoms Thailand Flashcards
What did they do?
Government willing to work with population and community development,ent association (PDA) The largest non-governmental organisation in Thailand
They recruited and trained residents of neighbourhoods to provide family planning info and supervised distribution of contraceptives.
Free contraception was the main feature - given out at restaurants / bars
The PDA offered free vasectomies on the King’s birthday and sterilisation became the most widely used form of contraceptives
What were the impacts of the scheme? Demographic change
Use of birth control reduced birth rate and popualtion size
Able to sustainably contribute to reducing popualtion growth rate from 3% in the year 1974 to 0.6% today
What were the impacts of the scheme? - cultural change
More men now take responsibility for / use contraception
