Thailand’s rural doctors help Bangkok authorities with proactive COVID screening

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A caravan of 40 teams of rural doctors from across the country have begun their first day of COVID-19 proactive screening in dense communities in Bangkok, using Antigen Test kits, which will continue until next Tuesday. If moderate and severe cases are found, they will receive anti-viral Favipiravir medication, while asymptomatic cases will enter home-isolation. Vaccination will also be conducted to build herd immunity.

 

Permanent Secretary of the Public Health Ministry Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrajit revealed that, during the partial-lockdown, the ministry and rural doctors have formed more CCR (COVID-19 Response) teams, to conduct proactive screening. Currently, there are 200 CCR teams, which include family doctors, nurses, pharmacists and medical technologists.

 

Meanwhile, the ministry will also assist in providing 300,000 Antigen Test Kits, with the aim of screening 35,000 people each day, and 250,000 people within seven days. It is also predicted that 32,500, or 15%, may test positive for COVID-19. The ministry will also provide 600,000 Favipiravir tablets starting today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-rural-doctors-help-bangkok-authorities-with-proactive-covid-screening/

 

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[Emdog]

Another fine example that nothing outside of Bangkok matters. Note to rural citizens: kindly keep any health matters on hold indefinitely

[Gottfrid]

Yep, save Bangkok and let the rest of the country suffer. 

[sapson]

Another one for the endless they shoulds............or should haves

 

Today they should be implementing this proactive strategy in all the major towns nationwide and should have done so well over a year ago etc etc etc....

 

Is their life outside Bangkok Anutin?........... not as we know it Prayut!

[Arkady]

I am not sure of the merit of diverting resources from the rural areas that already have a chronic shortage of doctors but this rural doctors group seems to be very active and has come up with a lot ideas and criticisms of the government.  The group in the picture look very young.  They are probably newly qualified doctors who, if they had government scholarships, would be under an obligation to work in rural hospitals for a number of years which most don't really like to do because they are city people.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A caravan of 40 teams of rural doctors from across the country have begun their first day of COVID-19 proactive screening in dense communities in Bangkok, using Antigen Test kits, which will continue until next Tuesday.

And then what?

[MrJ2U]

Our rural doctor is an antivaxer. I found that odd.

 

A lot of these old rural doctors aren't really "doctors". 

 

After our children have been misdiagnosed several times we prefer to bring them to a private hospital.  

[Thai Dan]

The same test that Elon Musk got 4 of in one day.  2 positive; 2 negative.  Like football/soccer!

Edited August 4, 2021 by Thai Dan

[MrJ2U]

4 hours ago, Arkady said:

I am not sure of the merit of diverting resources from the rural areas that already have a chronic shortage of doctors but this rural doctors group seems to be very active and has come up with a lot ideas and criticisms of the government.  The group in the picture look very young.  They are probably newly qualified doctors who, if they had government scholarships, would be under an obligation to work in rural hospitals for a number of years which most don't really like to do because they are city people.

And the pay is insufferable.