AIHD organized meeting to conclude guidelines to reform and strengthen the roles of Village Health Volunteers and Bangkok Health Volunteers
AIHD organized meeting to conclude guidelines to reform and strengthen the roles of Village Health Volunteers and Bangkok Health Volunteers
7 April 2022
On 7 April 2022, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phudit Tejativaddhana M.D.; Director of ASEAN Institute for Health Development and head of Policy Options and Guidelines to Reform and Strengthen the Roles of Village Health Volunteers and Bangkok Health Volunteers toward the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) research project collaborated by ASEAN Institute of Health Development, Mahidol University, Department of Health Service Support, Ministry Of Public Health, and Health Department Bangkok, which received research funding from Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI) together with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cheerawit Rattanapan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thunwadee Suksaroj, Asst. Prof. Dr. Orapin Laosee, Asst. Prof. Dr. Aroonsri Mongkolchati, Asst. Prof. Somsak Wongsawass, and AIHD research assistants organized the forum to consider guidelines for reforming the roles of Village Health Volunteers and Bangkok Health Volunteers via Zoom meeting.
This forum was honored by Prof. Dr. Pramote Prasarkul; Senior Advisor of Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Prof. Dr. Wongsa Laohasiriwong; Dean of Faculty of Public Health, Khon Koen University, Dr. Prasitchai Mangjit M.D.; Director of Thai Life Style Strategic Management Office, Mr. Chamras Khamrod; Chairman of Thailand Village Health Volunteer Association, Mr. Sirisak Pratapprasameekul; Assistant secretary of Provincial Administration Organization Council of Thailand, Mr. Sivarot Jiniyom, Director of Village Health Volunteer Health district 5, Dr. Sutee Saritsiri, M.D.; Director of the 67th Public Health Center, Thaweewatthana, Mr. Chatchai Suwannit; Public Health Academic expert, Mr. Jaras Ratchakul; Director of Primary Health Care Division, Department Of Health Service Support together with related staffs and people from 8 provinces; Nakhon Ratchasima, Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi, Chiang Mai, Roi Et, Pattani, Surat Thani, and Bangkok.
The forum aims to exchange knowledge and information necessary to reform the roles of village health volunteers and Bangkok health volunteers. The forum summarized the criterion, guidelines, policy and support systems that help or hinder the role of village health volunteers and Bangkok health volunteers. These will lead to the development of appropriate strategies for effectively reforming the roles of village health volunteers and Bangkok health volunteers in primary care roles, public health roles, sector participation roles in activity implementation, and community roles for self-care in the future. It will be conformed to the changes in the demographic, social, economic, and political structure of the country to continue to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
