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UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems. UNFPA began operations in 1969. It is the largest international source of population assistance. About a quarter of all population assistance from donor nations to developing countries is channelled through UNFPA. The Fund has three main programme areas: Reproductive Health including Family Planning and Sexual Health, Population and Development Strategies and Advocacy.
In Thailand in 2000, UNFPA continued its support to two pilot provinces to improve reproductive health services. In addition it gave support to research on reproductive health issues and collaborated with other agencies on HIV/AIDS projects.
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Assistance to two pilot provinces (Phayao and Pattani) to operationalise integrated and gender-sensitive reproductive health services.
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Nine centres set up to carry out programs and provide information to youths on reproductive health.
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Support given to research on gender sensitive reproductive health issues to improve policy and to strengthen the capacity of researchers.
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Twenty research topics identified and training given to researchers in Thailand.
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International training workshop on sampling and questionnaire development for reproductive health survey.
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Sharing of the Thai experience of population and reproductive health issues for countries in the region.
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Capacity building for Thai institutions and organisations.
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Four projects (two funded by UNAIDS) on HIV/AIDS
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Raised awareness on reproductive health amongst juveniles and adults and built networks to eliminate AIDS-related Stigma as well as promoting care for HIV/AIDS victims.
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