Sonia Gandhi speaks about Mr. Mechai Viravaidya of Thailand at Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

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Sonia Gandhi speaks about Mr. Mechai Viravaidy. She says, "On behalf of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, I am happy to welcome Mr. Mechai Viravaidya to India he is well known throughout the world for his work in population control his dedicated service for backling against prejudice and forceful advocacy in his innovative ideas have led to dramatic successes in contraceptive views. In more recent times Mr. Mechai Viravaidya has focused on sexually transmitted deseases and HIV/AIDS a problem which is assuming major roportions in develoing countries including India." This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly