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Thailand’s unsung heroes

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Authors: Treerutkuarkal, Apiradee

This article reports on the important contributions of community health volunteers in the success of primary health care in Thailand. More than 800,000 health volunteers, including Buddhist monks and their temples, work to promote primary health care and health promotion across the country.

Link: Thailand's unsung heroes

Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Community Involvement, Country Ownership, Motivation/incentives, NON Communicable Diseases/NCD, Prevention, Program Design

Resource Type: Journal articles, Research

Year: 2008

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