Primary Health Care a Priority
The importance of primary health is becoming more apparent every time I hear about the situation in Thailand. A friend in the border town of Mae Sot was telling me about a boy living in a close by orphanage who has HIV but due to the lack of knowledge of the HIV virus at the clinic, the people who take care of this young man have no idea what to do apart from wait for nature to take it’s course. My friend working with these people was able to pass on some facts about the virus and was able to tell the carers that it is possible that this boy could have a long and healthy life. This sort of situation is not uncommon as even the clinic staff have not received medical training.
This year, health care will be one of the primary focuses of Help Save The Kids. Teams from Singapore are scheduled to travel to Thailand to provide education to clinic staff, school teachers and other people within the community about basic health care, nutrition and hygiene. Our aim is to train these people so that they will be able to go out and assist and train others.
