OF THE 84,578 girls under age 20 who gave birth last year, 2,559 were between 10 and 14, according to Mahidol University’s Centre for Health Policy and Management.

A network of Thai organisations, led by the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health and pharmaceutical giant Bayer Thai, joined an international campaign marking World Contraception Day on Wednesday, to promote awareness of effective birth control in order to cut down on unplanned and teen pregnancies.