CHANTHABURI, Aug 14 (TNA) – The Royal Thai Army is cooperating with the Department of Disease Control to prevent and contain malaria along the Cambodian-Thai border.
Chief of the Royal Thai Army Medical Department Lt-Gen. Witthaya Chowichien and Dr. Seri Hongyok, director-general of the Department of Disease Control told a press conference about the malaria prevention project along the Cambodian-Thai border on Tuesday.
The project is under the initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Lt-Gen. Wutthipong Homwisetwongsa, head of the neighbouring countries cooperation centre said that Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen asked for assistance from Thailand to prevent and contain malaria in 2005.
Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin assigned the Royal Thai Army medical department to run the project following his official visit to Cambodia in January last year.
Lt-Gen. Witthaya said that the military's medical research centre has studied about Malaria along the border in the eastern province of Trat and found that the disease is more resistant to medicine. The centre is conducting the research to solve the problem.
More than 23,000 local malaria patients and 13,000 foreign patients were detected in Thailand from January through August 10. Most patients lived in 30 provinces along the borders, particularly on the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province, followed by Thai-Malaysian border, and Thai-Cambodian border respectively, according to Dr. Seri.
Dr. Witthaya said in Chantaburi province, in the east, most patients -- 367 people were in three districts bordering Cambodia, where foreign migrants had moved to work.
However, the number of the malaria patients there decreased due to prevention measures adopted by health officials including educating local people about Malaria and suggesting them to use chemical-coated mosquito nets.
From January through July 2007, 32,044 Cambodians had their blood sample checked, with 486 found to be infected with malaria. They received medical treatment from Thai physicians.
Chief of the Royal Thai Army Medical Department Lt-Gen. Witthaya Chowichien and Dr. Seri Hongyok, director-general of the Department of Disease Control told a press conference about the malaria prevention project along the Cambodian-Thai border on Tuesday.
The project is under the initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Lt-Gen. Wutthipong Homwisetwongsa, head of the neighbouring countries cooperation centre said that Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen asked for assistance from Thailand to prevent and contain malaria in 2005.
Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin assigned the Royal Thai Army medical department to run the project following his official visit to Cambodia in January last year.
Lt-Gen. Witthaya said that the military's medical research centre has studied about Malaria along the border in the eastern province of Trat and found that the disease is more resistant to medicine. The centre is conducting the research to solve the problem.
More than 23,000 local malaria patients and 13,000 foreign patients were detected in Thailand from January through August 10. Most patients lived in 30 provinces along the borders, particularly on the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province, followed by Thai-Malaysian border, and Thai-Cambodian border respectively, according to Dr. Seri.
Dr. Witthaya said in Chantaburi province, in the east, most patients -- 367 people were in three districts bordering Cambodia, where foreign migrants had moved to work.
However, the number of the malaria patients there decreased due to prevention measures adopted by health officials including educating local people about Malaria and suggesting them to use chemical-coated mosquito nets.
From January through July 2007, 32,044 Cambodians had their blood sample checked, with 486 found to be infected with malaria. They received medical treatment from Thai physicians.
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