4.ศ.ดร.นพ.ประสิทธิ์ วัฒนาภา_Emerging Diseases.pdf

1、Emerging Diseases:Evolving Access&EquityProfessor Emeritus Prasit Watanapa Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University,THAILANDWHO draws COVID-19 lessons learned from ThailandWHO chose Thailand as one of the few countries with the best COVID-19 management,leading the country to pilot a h

2、ealth preparedness review that draws on lessons learned during the pandemic The selection was revealed during a press conference on the Universal Health and Preparedness Review(UHPR)results,held during April 21-29,2022Thailand was invited to share its experience coping with the pandemic at the World

3、 Health Assembly 2022,held during May 22-28,2022 in Geneva,SwitzerlandDuring the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic,Thailand faced shortages of personal protective equipment(PPE),N95 masks and surgical masks,likewise the essential medicine to treat the patients(Favipiravir)Thailand strongly implemente

4、d none-pharmaceutical interventions as key for managing COVID-19 particularly during that early phase The actions included contact tracing,self-isolation or quarantine,handwashing,respiratory etiquette,and social distancingProper management of masks(fabric masks,surgical masks),PPE,FavipiravirThaila

5、nd received the first batch of vaccine from China in February,2021COVID-19 Pandemic:Access and EquityEssential Information Essential medical equipments:PPE Surgical masks,N95 masks Ventilators Antiviral medicines VaccineCOVID-19 Pandemic:Access and EquityCOVID-19 vaccine:Homologous vaccinations Hete

6、rologous vaccinations Inactivated vaccine+Viral vector vaccine Inactivated vaccine+m-RNA vaccine COVID-19 Pandemic:Access and EquityPolicy Makers,ManagementPolicy ImplementorsAffected PartiesCollaborationAcademicGovernmentMinistry of Public Health Essential Medical Supplies As COVID-19 is a new dise