AIHD organized WHB relationship-building activity

26 March 2021


ASEAN Institute for Health Development #AIHD, Mahidol University in collaboration with Department of Health Service Support (Ministry of Public Health), Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd., The Department of Community and Global Health, The University of Tokyo, and Siam Health Development Co., Ltd. organized the third week training of Wellness & Healthcare Business Opportunity for Executives (WHB) at JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok on 26 March 2021.ฃ
On this occasion, Mr.Tares Krassanairawiwong, M.D.; General Director of Department of Health Service Support gave lecture on “Policy for Wellness & Healthcare Business and Medical Business for the Health Services center” He presented the issues faced by Thailand in the development of the integrated medical industry which is a new industry that is developed from the Healthcare Business and Health Tourism, Medical Equipment business, Electronics and Telecommunications, including research and manufacture of Remote Health Monitoring Devices.
Prof. Dr. Somarch Wongkumtong, M.D.; Advisor for WHB program also gave a lecture on “Thailand Races Ahead as a Global Wellness & Healthcare Hub”, in which he pointed out the growth prospects of Health Tourism. Thailand is the first destination for Health Tourism due to the experiences and expertise in the medical and nursing fields, which has been guaranteed by JCI standard for patient care and management standards for the infirmary, friendly services and medical expenses that are cheaper than those of European countries and the United States. There were 104 participants in this the training program, and they were mainly from government and private organizations.