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The president of Praboromarajchanok Institute, Vichai Tienthavorn, has been named the recipient of the World Health Organization's (WHO) prestigious Sasakawa Health Prize, for his work on thalassemia and other non-communicable diseases in the country.
The Ministry of Public Health and Praboromarajchanok Institute will work together to provide first-aid training to monks across the country under the "One Temple, One Caretaker Monk" scheme, to mark the Supreme Patriarch's 96th birthday this year.