Article by Anthony Margetts CEng MIChemE
How the Covid-19 vaccine development is progressing in Thailand
THAILAND is a developing country in the Asean Region of SE Asia with a population of 66m and also several million migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia who work in the food production and construction industries. In 2019 Thailand received 35m visitors from many parts of the world to visit the spectacular beaches, mountains and temples. A dramatic consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic is that there are now no visitors, and the tourist areas are very quiet.
Thailand is also a globally-renowned wellness hub and has attracted millions of foreign patients in previous years. Its public healthcare is highly rated, and was ranked the sixth-best healthcare provider in 2019, according to analysis conducted by magazine
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Chulalongkorn University has launched a fund-raising campaign to build a factory and make Covid-19 vaccines on campus.
The campaign, dubbed Covid-19 Vaccine for Thais , aims to raise 500 million baht to build a factory at the campus in Samyan, says Chulalongkorn president Bandit Euaporn. We don t want to be the only owner of the vaccine, we want it to belong to all Thai people, Mr Bandit said on Monday. That is why we have launched this campaign, to raise public awareness that everyone can play a part in fighting the virus. Moreover, the knowledge base that we have won t only be useful in dealing with Covid-19, but for other emerging diseases in the future.
Red Cross backs use of rapid testing kits
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published : 12 Dec 2020 at 08:00 Thiravat: Sets out advantages
Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Disease Health Science Centre, on Friday threw his support behind the use of rapid test kits to screen people for Covid-19 infection.
His call for the use of rapid test kits came after a spike in Covid-19 transmissions brought on by illegal border crossings.
According to Dr Thiravat, rapid test kits, which detect antibodies and give a diagnosis with initial screening taking only 10-15 minutes, can fill the gap when screening large numbers of people for Covid-19.