(Photo: thainews.prd.go.th)Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Medical staff from Sangkhla Buri Hospital inKanchanaburi have set up a mobile hospital unit in Thungyai Naresuan WildlifeSanctuary, bringing medical services closer to remote communities, whilepromoting COVID-19 precautionary measures among villagers.
A medical team from Sangkhla Buri Hospital is transporting medical equipment,in four-wheel drive trucks through the jungle, over the mountain and acrossstreams, to the remote Laiwo-Salawa village, located in the western part ofThungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary and close to the Thailand-Myanmar border.
On this journey, the medical team examined and treated villagers, and deliveredmedicine to people with chronic conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes.
Dr Pimpisut Kongwittayanon said the team is also encouraging the villagers tochange their diet, after finding that many of them eat excessively salty andoily food. She said the mobile hospital unit allows doctors to understand thecondition and difficulties faced by rural villagers, in addition to undertakingmore examinations and treatments.
At night, the medical team sets up a small movie theater for villagers, whichalso screens health recommendation videos and a tutorial on how to wash handsproperly, made in a local dialect./.
A medical team from Sangkhla Buri Hospital is transporting medical equipment,in four-wheel drive trucks through the jungle, over the mountain and acrossstreams, to the remote Laiwo-Salawa village, located in the western part ofThungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary and close to the Thailand-Myanmar border.
On this journey, the medical team examined and treated villagers, and deliveredmedicine to people with chronic conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes.
Dr Pimpisut Kongwittayanon said the team is also encouraging the villagers tochange their diet, after finding that many of them eat excessively salty andoily food. She said the mobile hospital unit allows doctors to understand thecondition and difficulties faced by rural villagers, in addition to undertakingmore examinations and treatments.
At night, the medical team sets up a small movie theater for villagers, whichalso screens health recommendation videos and a tutorial on how to wash handsproperly, made in a local dialect./.
VNA
