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Wed, 04/27/2011 - 15:00
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Thailand to add 16,500 hospital staff by 2021
BANGKOK, April 27 (TNA) - Hopes to promote healthy living across Thailand have led to government plans to add some 16,500 hospital workers nationwide by the end of 2021.
A seminar was chaired by Thai Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Wednesday in Bangkok to move the idea forward, during which some 3,000 participants, including hospital administrators, community health representatives, doctors, and other experts, acknowledged current challenges to the promotion of healthy communities, as well as the need for stronger coordination.
Jurin said in his opening statement, over the past two years, the state had successfully upgraded some 9,750 community health centres across the country into community hospitals. These new compounds have reportedly surpassed their predecessors in four main areas, namely the modernization of facilities and equipment, personnel improvements, the development of efficient data management systems, and the opening of hospital committees for increased public involvement.
Jurin noted however, authorities will now be implementing a ten-year programme, as endorsed by the Thai cabinet, to expand medical personnel for community hospitals between 2012 and 2021.
The plan, costing an estimated 1.07 billion baht from the federal budget, will pay for some 6,600 registered nurses, 4,200 public health experts, 3,600 dental practitionists, and 2,100 graduates in traditional Thai medicine. (TNA)
A seminar was chaired by Thai Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Wednesday in Bangkok to move the idea forward, during which some 3,000 participants, including hospital administrators, community health representatives, doctors, and other experts, acknowledged current challenges to the promotion of healthy communities, as well as the need for stronger coordination.
Jurin said in his opening statement, over the past two years, the state had successfully upgraded some 9,750 community health centres across the country into community hospitals. These new compounds have reportedly surpassed their predecessors in four main areas, namely the modernization of facilities and equipment, personnel improvements, the development of efficient data management systems, and the opening of hospital committees for increased public involvement.
Jurin noted however, authorities will now be implementing a ten-year programme, as endorsed by the Thai cabinet, to expand medical personnel for community hospitals between 2012 and 2021.
The plan, costing an estimated 1.07 billion baht from the federal budget, will pay for some 6,600 registered nurses, 4,200 public health experts, 3,600 dental practitionists, and 2,100 graduates in traditional Thai medicine. (TNA)
