GUEST COLUMN
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December 2008
Meet Our Featured Guest Columnist:
Mechai Viravaidya
Mechai Viravaidya is a former minister of the prime minister's office, Thailand, responsible for AIDS prevention coordination. After years promoting condoms—first, as a family planning advocate and later as part of his AIDS-related work, he has become known “the Condom King” across the country.
Q: What does "health and human rights" mean to you?
A: Just as Human Rights are attributed to every human being by birth, the right to access decent health services should be common to all people, regardless of the size of their wallets.