The Nationwide Well being Safety Workplace (NHSO) has expanded healthcare protection for monks who’ve had issues accessing medical providers within the higher northeastern provinces.
Athaporn Limpanylers, deputy secretary-general and spokesman for the NHSO, stated that the workplace established 5 extra healthcare centres within the area final 12 months, bringing the entire to 32. All of the centres are supervised by Nationwide Well being Safety Workplace Area 8.
“The institution of the centres has created a mechanism to streamline healthcare administration, particularly with regard to creating a system that permits us to waive referral paperwork for sufferers within the seven higher northeastern provinces.”
“The monks’ medical health insurance underneath the NHSO has compelled many to participate within the well being promotion programme the place they’ll take higher care of themselves. The consequence can be higher well being literacy in the long term,” stated Dr Athaporn.
Yutthakan Prapakorn, head of the well being promotion for clergy unit at Well being Clinic Centre 8, stated the Well being Division has labored with the Sangha Supreme Council to publish a so-called “well being constitution” for monks nationwide aimed toward educating them about primary well being.
In addition they labored collectively to coach well being volunteer monks to deal with sick fellow clergy at temples.
Aside from monks, the well being coaching programme additionally consists of nuns. The division has launched each on-line and sensible programs at tambon well being promotion hospitals in first-aid ability coaching and the usage of conventional herbs.
There are about 9,000 employees who double as temple well being volunteers nationwide. Of them, 902 are certified to offer primary remedies,” Mr Yutthakan stated.
Phramaha Aekachai Wisutto, a well being volunteer monk at Wat Si Chom Phu Ong Tue in Nong Khai, stated many monks suffered non-communicable illnesses (NCDs) — comparable to hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart and kidney illnesses. The monk volunteers really helpful that fellow monks undertake a more healthy consuming regime and take extra train.
