7A Strategies

1. Adolescents/young people: To prevent and resolve problems occurring among young people, it is necessary to build immunity among them by disseminating knowledge and understanding about sexual rights, reproductive health services and rights, including the dangers posed by illicit drugs, and by carrying out initiatives to prevent their misuse.
2. HIV/AIDS: The measures to reduce infection with HIV and sexually transmitted diseases should be continued, as well as the care of and treatment for HIV-infected persons, the protection of the rights of people living with HIV, and the improvement of the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, without any discrimination.
3. Unplanned pregnancy: In order to prevent and tackle problems of unplanned pregnancy and unsafe abortion, PPAT will provide counseling services, targeting young people and women, with the aim of empowering them to make informed decisions and receive appropriate and good quality services.
4. Accessibility to reproductive health information and services: The efforts to improve the quality of life of the population thoroughly and equally, particularly among women, disadvantaged groups, and difficult-to-reach groups, whether because of location or social condition, and the population with unstable status, have to utilize a strategic approach which is aimed at being effective in increasing the access of the population, without regard to gender or age, to reproductive health information and services.
5. Advocacy: Thai society currently is still at the turning point with regard to change. Reproductive health is still one of the most contentious issues in the country; therefore, it is necessary to continue advocating for reproductive health, especially reproductive rights.
6. Aging: The aging population still has the potential to take part in developing Thai society and the country, particularly in serving as a pillar for the family and in promoting reproductive health which conforms to the country’s traditions and culture. Additionally, continued capacity-building for the aging population is important since older people have significant potential for supporting the development of this age group and increasing its importance.
7. Organizational development: Economic instability in the country and globally has adversely affected PPAT in terms of funding for its programs. Therefore, it is necessary to support the development of the Association’s management system in order to strengthen the capacity of the organization to working toward sustainable self-sufficiency.