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PPAT conducted a knowledge dissemination activity on SRHR, Family Planning and Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention in Education Institute under the project “SRHR Accessibility Promotion” at Min Buri Polytechnic Technology College. The instructor of the activity was Mr. Panatphong Noradee, Manager of Information Education and Motivation Department of PPAT….

PPAT organized an opening ceremony of Bann Hormlamduan Nursing Home and merit-making ceremony in the occasion of 52nd Anniversary of PPAT. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shayaniss Kono, PPAT Secretary-General, chaired a ceremony with participants from 17th Council members, Prof. Dr. Surasak Taneepanichskul, former president of 16th Council and other honorary guests. Bann Hormlamduan Nursing Home is founded to serve ageing society. It has 20 beds, 4 VIP rooms and 2 normal rooms for 6 beds each, located at Soi Vibhavadi…

PPAT conducted a training to blind and other volunteers on 3 May 2022 under the project “Covid-19 Prevention and Care Accessibility to Most At-Risk Population” at the meeting room of Thailand Association of the Blind. The purpose of the training is for the target group in 4 areas, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samutprakarn and Pathum Thani, to have knowledge and understanding on Covid-19 Prevention and be able to disseminate knowledge to their peers accurately. The project is funded by Department of…

PPAT with Bayer Thailand conducted youth training ‘Learning and Sharing!!, SRHR’, on 25 April 2022, under the project “SRHR Promotion Accessibility through Virtual Education Meeting”. Mr. Somjet Srikanok, PPAT Executive Director, with Khun JinA Lee, Managing Director and General Manager of Bayer’s Pharmaceutical Department, were giving welcome remarks. The instructors of the training were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manopchai Thamkhantho, obstetrician, Asst. Prof. Dr. Sivanard Hongprayoon, Deputy Dean of Communication Arts Faculty, Dhurakij Pundit University, Dr. Phanthakan Thanon, Assistant Director…

PPAT Khon Kaen Clinic collaborated with Khon Kaen Hospital and Sex Worker Volunteers to conduct VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing) HIV, on 2 April 2022, to sex workers under the project ‘HIV Prevention Service for Female Sex Workers in Khon Kaen Province’….

Mr. Somjet Srikanok, PPAT Executive Director, welcomed Mr. Rishikesh Thiyagaraja and Mr. Manjula Liyanage, from IPPF SE HUB Sri Lanka, to conduct Monitoring and Evaluation of Bann Hormlamduan Kitchen implementation progress and visit Bann Hormlamduan Nursing Home as well as provide advice on business plan, marketing and social enterprise management to PPAT staff in which they also visited a clinic afterwards….

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luedech Girdwichai, PPAT President, chaired the 17th council’s orientation, moderated by Mr. Supavit Dittayanurak, at The Regent Cha-Am Beach Resort. Prof. Dr. Surasak Taneepanichskul, former President of 16th council, with former members attended the orientation to exchange experience and PPAT implementation policy as well as create a rapport with 17th council. The 17th council assigned their implementation policy to PPAT Executive Director and senior staff to develop PPAT works in accordance with PPAT objectives and missions….

Khun Warunee Tungsiri, Deputy Executive Director of Northeast Region, with staff, attended a workshop “RSA ISAN Empowerment, Challenge, Strong Together and Moving”, on 24 – 25 March 2022, to develop network capacities to prevent and solve adolescent unplanned pregnancy problem as well as provide options to adolescent and women who have unplanned pregnancy with publicizing PPAT hotline call center 1452, at Chiang Khan district, Loei province….

Ms. Ladda Jitwatanapataya, Project Manager, with working taskforce conducted Peer-to-Peer training under the project Covid-19 Prevention and Care Accessibility to Most At-Risk Population for blind people in Nonthaburi province in order to disseminate knowledge and medical service to prevent Covid-19 infection for 29 blind persons….

Mr. Somjet Srikanok, PPAT Executive Director,  with staff attended a brainstorm workshop, on 18 March 2022, to identify implementation plan and objective of the second period (2021 – 2025) of Fisherman Life Enhancement Center or FLEC, with 7 network partners, which are Khun Wuttichai Sitipredanant, Senior Deputing Managing Director in Corporate Sustainability Development of CPF, Khun Chanchai Chotchutip, Chief of Songkhla Fishing Port and Khun Nattaya Petcharat, Manager of Sella Maris at Songkhla Fishing Port. FLEC was founded in…

Ms. Ladda Jitwatanapataya, Project Manager, with her team have conducted the onsite-workshop to 27 Peer-to-Peer blind volunteers under the project “Covid-19 Prevention and Care Accessibility to Most At-Risk Populations” on 10 March 2022, at the meeting room of Bann Eur-atorn Romklao 2, Bangkok. Raks Thai Foundation and Thai National AIDS Foundation have supported the activity with the instructors from Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention….