Name: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place for life and love
Uploaded: 2010-09-30T08:51:00Z
Duration: 13 min 34 s
Description: Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya, retells the country's bold plan to raise its standard of living, starting in the 1970s. First step: population control. And that means a lot of frank, funny -- and very effective -- talk about condoms.

Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya, retells the country's bold plan to raise its standard of living, starting in the 1970s. First step: population control. And that means a lot of frank, funny -- and very effective -- talk about condoms.

Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place for life and love

How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place for life and love

In Thailand, a transformation began with family planning, led by an innovative approach that utilized condoms to manage population growth.

Empowering local communities, Thailand's strategy incorporated monks blessing contraceptives, enhancing public acceptance and support.

From a high fertility rate to a controlled population growth, Thailand transformed via grassroots education on family planning.