Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) ofThailand has signed an agreement with the Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA) to study the healthcare system for the elderly.
The agreement will lead to more seamless services in Thai hospitals and betterprotocols for critical patients.
The Permanent Secretary for Public Health, Sukhum Karnchanapimai, said theministry and JICA have signed academic agreements on the development ofservices for elders in Thailand, and the development of long-term services forelders and other people in need of assistance in daily life.
Thailand and Japan have reached a five-year agreement on seamless healthcareservices for elders in Thailand starting from October 2017 to August 31, 2021.In the 2019 fiscal year, the campaign will focus on providing two trainingcourses in Japan, more training sessions in Thailand, exchange of informationbetween experts from both sides according to actual needs of patients, thedevelopment of seamless services in pilot areas, data collection and analysis,as well as holding national level seminars.
Seven provinces across the country have been selected for the pilot of thiscampaign, namely Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Bangkok,Chonburi, and Surat Thani. Operational outcomes from this campaign will becollected and analysed to improve the system in further stages.
The MOPH official said Thailand will be adopting new knowledge from Japan withthe country's own context, and use existing resources such as the primary caredoctors and healthcare volunteers to help enhance the primary care system, inorder to better serve elders in local communities. – NNT/VNA
The agreement will lead to more seamless services in Thai hospitals and betterprotocols for critical patients.
The Permanent Secretary for Public Health, Sukhum Karnchanapimai, said theministry and JICA have signed academic agreements on the development ofservices for elders in Thailand, and the development of long-term services forelders and other people in need of assistance in daily life.
Thailand and Japan have reached a five-year agreement on seamless healthcareservices for elders in Thailand starting from October 2017 to August 31, 2021.In the 2019 fiscal year, the campaign will focus on providing two trainingcourses in Japan, more training sessions in Thailand, exchange of informationbetween experts from both sides according to actual needs of patients, thedevelopment of seamless services in pilot areas, data collection and analysis,as well as holding national level seminars.
Seven provinces across the country have been selected for the pilot of thiscampaign, namely Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Bangkok,Chonburi, and Surat Thani. Operational outcomes from this campaign will becollected and analysed to improve the system in further stages.
The MOPH official said Thailand will be adopting new knowledge from Japan withthe country's own context, and use existing resources such as the primary caredoctors and healthcare volunteers to help enhance the primary care system, inorder to better serve elders in local communities. – NNT/VNA
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