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Thailand sends officials to ensure proper allocation of gov’t assistance

Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has dispatched officials to local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that government assistance has been provided to everyone.
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Bangkok (NNT/VNA) – Thailand’sMinistry of Social Development and Human Security has dispatched officials tolocal communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that governmentassistance has been provided to everyone.

Minister of Social Development and HumanSecurity Juti Krairiksh presided over an event under the government’s “We Don’tLeave Anyone Behind” project. Teams of officials were dispatched to 20communities in Bangkok’s Prawet and Khlong Toei districts. They will evaluatethe problems and needs of each community and how government assistance wasdistributed to help people affected by the spread of COVID-19. The officialswill visit different areas to acknowledge people’s problems and help themreceive aid from the government.

In other provinces, the SocialDevelopment and Human Security provincial offices also sent officials to localcommunities to help various groups, particularly the impoverished, homeless andthe unemployed, who have yet to receive government assistance.

In Bangkok, the ministry is dispatchingsome 500 officials to different communities once a week. They will gather informationabout people’s hardships, so that timely assistance can be provided./.
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