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Technical and One Health Visit from the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Thursday 27 September 2018
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The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak) is proud to host the delegates from the Department of Disease Control (DDC), Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Thailand from 25th to 26th September 2018. Their visit was led by Dr Ponchanok Rattanadilok Na Bhuket, the director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease, DDC, MoPH, Thailand and received by Assoc. Prof Dr Razitasham Safii and Dr Tan Cheng Siang from UNIMAS. This visit is the first official visit from the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand.
Their visit objectives were to learn about the primary healthcare system and the One Health platform in Malaysia, specifically in Sarawak where geographical terrain can be a real health care challenge. They were briefed about the primary healthcare system in Sarawak, and visited a few other One Health partners in Kuching such as the State Health Department, Health Clinic Petra Jaya, State Department of Veterinary Service Sarawak, Sarawak Forest Department and Semenggoh Nature Reserve. Their visit provides bilateral sharing of the best practices in primary healthcare delivery, rabies control and prevention.
The Thai delegates were especially impressed by our flying doctor service to bring healthcare to the unreachable and the availability of quality yet affordable healthcare to the community. The visit was a success and we all hope to collaborate more in the future in the name of One Health.
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