United Nations’ Resident Coordinator inThailand, Ms Gita Saphawal, has recently been in an official visit to Thai Health Promotion Foundation for a discussion with the organisation’s executives.. May 29, 2020 – A delegation of United Nationsin Thailand led by Ms Gita Saphawal has paid an official visit to ThaiHealth office. On hand to welcome the delegation were Dr Khamnuan Ungchusak, Board Committee Member; Dr Supreda Adulyanon, CEO; Dr Pairoj Saonuam, Assistant CEO; and Dr Nuttapun Supaka, Director of Partnership and International Affairs Section. The talks involved an exchange of information on the updates of coronavirus direction development, ThaiHealth’s roles in dealing with the pandemic in the current phase and the next phase, and ThaiHealth’s support towards social enterprises in an effort to alleviate economic and social problems caused by the coronavirus crisis. The two organisations also sought to tighten bilateral collaboration in order for Thailand to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in various agenda. Having learnt about ThaiHealth’s roles and its success in promoting health in Thailand, the United Nations also voiced an affirmation on its pursuit to propagate ThaiHealth’s best practices and successful models in developing countries across the globe in the form of South-South Cooperation.

    Oct 23-24, 2019 – Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, in collaboration with Chatham House, will organise the first Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2021 (PMAC 2021) Preparatory Meeting in London, United Kingdom, with an objective of discussing with the organising committee about the details of each sub-meeting, and finding a consistent agreement to reduce the risk of problems – all to find a conclusion on academic issues, time allocation, and key themes of the PMAC 2021 meeting to report directly to ThaiHealth executives.   Participating in the preparatory meeting were Dr Supreeda Adulyanont, ThaiHealth Manager, and Ms Milin Sakornsindhu, Senior International Affair Executive. Apart from discussing the preparation phase of the international meeting, they also presented before the gathering the model, mechanism, and methodology of health promotion in Thailand, ThaiHealth-style.   The ThaiHealth’s fashion of health promotion in Thailand is regarded as an internationally acclaimed model for health promotion. The Thai speakers also conveyed success stories of the ThaiHealth coalition in Thailand’s health promotion network, especially in the role of being a model for health promotion organisations all over the world that was set up in liaison with National Health Security Office, with holistic health care system, prevention, and treatment.   As a result, the proceeds of the meeting are:   ThaiHealth has been appointed co-leader for the organising of...

    Nov 21-22, 2019 – ThaiHealth executives led by Dr Supreeda Adulyanont, ThaiHealth Manager; Dr Phairot Saonuam, Director of the Office of Healthy Lifestyle Promotion; and Dr Natthaphan Suphaka, Director of the International Affairs Division, participated in the 51th APACPH Conference on “SDGs in Reality” held at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok.   The 51st APACPH was co-hosted by Public Health Faculty of Mahidol University, and ThaiHealth, and is supported by several international organisations, with more than 600 participants from 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.   ThaiHealth Manager attended the opening and lecture on the Plenary Forum titled “SDGs and Public Health: At Present” on health promotion as it is a linkage and a support factor of well-beingness and sustainable development agenda. He said the health promotion projects have been proven effective in resolving factors that determine social, economic, and environmental health.   Dr Patama Thianwisitsakun, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board, said that Thailand still has a significant gap in achieving SDGs in health dimensions, such as the challenge of quality, equality in the health service system, the problem of poverty in the elderly population that is increasing compared to other age ranges, including the problem of elderly with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).     Dr. Daniel Curtess, representative from the World Health Organisation’s...

    The International Health Policy Development Agency (IHPP) and International Affairs Division, Office for the Development of Relations and International Relations of ThaiHealth, joined hands with several agencies within the framework of the World Health Strategy Partnership of Thailand, to organise a study visit for the executives and academics from the Kingdom of Cambodia’s National Social Protection Council and the National Institute of Public Health.   A total of 11 participants from Cambodia attended the field lecture on “Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking for Universal Health Promotion” during November 20-22, 2019, at ThaiHealth headquarters, Bangkok Thailand.   The organiser, led by Mr Rangsan Munkong, International Relations Specialist of ThaiHealth, was among the speakers to give lectures and lead the information-sharing session with the visiting delegation on “Advocating Society: ThaiHealth”. The lecture commenced by a presentation of ThaiHealth’s financial model for health promotion for earmarked sin tax model. He also explained the concept and shared past work experience of promoting healthy lifestyle in Thailand, especially in stimulating and driving society through campaigns leading to changes in social policies and structures to facilitate sustainable well-being, such as tobacco, alcohol consumption control, sugar tax, and so on.   As a result, the visiting delegation was very interested in exchange their knowledge with ThaiHealth, and would like to apply the ideas of earmarked sin tax...

  ThaiHealth’s International Affairs Office has been contacted by the Non-Communicable Disease Division, Department of Disease Control, Public Health Ministry, in brining in a study visit groups from the Republic of Maldives and the Kingdom of Bhutan.   A total of 19-strong delegation participated in the study tour at ThaiHealth on November 13, 2019 from 0900-1500 hrs. The study visit at ThaiHealth is a part of the workshop for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and clinical services at the primary level (The Project of Non-Communicable Diseases Management in Primary Health Care ). With the project receiving financial support from the World Health Organisation with the objective of developing and strengthening the potential, exchanging knowledge and experience in the suppression and prevention of non-communicable diseases in Thailand. Apart from the objectives envisaged, there were additional key issues that needed to be learnt from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, which are:   Organisation for health promotion, and health promotion effort to eradicate and prevent non-communicable diseases.   Tobacco control plan, alcohol control plan, healthy diet, and promotion of physical activities.   Fund management for health promotion.     In the commencement of the study visit, Mr Rangsan Munkong, an international relations expert, welcomed the visiting delegation, introduced ThaiHealth in brief, exchanged and listened to the objectives and expectations of the study visit participants, along...

  Nov 19, 2019 – ThaiHealth’s International Affairs Division, Office of International Affairs and Educational Communication Development welcomed a South Korean delegation who conducted a study visit at ThaiHealth with the objective of studying financial methodology for healthy lifestyle promotion, especially in the local levels and seamless collaboration between the government and the communities.   The study tour began with Mr Rangsan Munkong, international relations specialist, who delivered a welcome speech to the visiting delegation and listened to the objectives and expectations of the study participants. He also delivered a presentation on the overview of ThaiHealth’s working organisation, strategy, work plan, and the strategy of mountain-moving triangle to drive important works. The two counterparts exchanged ideas and discussed health promotion programmes of ThaiHealth that are beneficial to society, communities and the general population, including the development of a healthy city in Thailand and South Korea Which is the issue in which the study participants expressed interest.   Dr SHON Changwoo and Ms KIM Jungah, in return, conducted a presentation about the promotion of healthy lifestyle in South Korean major cities, notably in metropolitan Seoul, saying that the promotion effort was still inadequate. The state should promote more physical activities such as walking, which may be done by increasing pedestrian streets or pathways leading to public transport stations. In addition, there...