Bangkok--20 Sep--TCELS
TCELS has teamed up with its alliances to develop Medicopolis in a natural tranquil setting close to Khao Yai National Park and invited Chaophraya Aphaiphubet Hospital, specializing in holistic healing and in herbal research and development to become the project’s major medical service provider
Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (Public Organization) (TCELS) under the Ministry of Science and Technology along with the Provincial Administration Office of Prachinburi and Chaophraya Aphaiphubet Hospital have announced a plan to develop Medicopolis, a innovative health and wellness city.
At the Tawa Rawade Resort Prachinburi, 1 pm, Dr. Nares Damrongchai, Director of TCELS, along with Jitra Phomchutima, Prachinburi governor and Dr. Anek Phungphol, Director of Chaophraya Aphaiphubet Hospital signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of Medicopolis, with the aim of promoting Prachinburi to become the country’s first pilot project of innovative health and wellness city.
Dr. Nares said that the idea of Medicopolis has been developed in line with TCELS’s consultant Professor Emeritus Dr. Montri Chulavatnatol’s initiative to push Thailand to become a fully integrated health and wellness centre. In addition to its advantage of being a strategic location, serving as a gateway to the east, Prachinburi is also empowered by the presence of Chaophraya Aphaiphubet Hospital where traditional medicine and the use of herbs in treatment have received a major boost. With these combined strength, the province is now well positioned to achieve innovative health and wellness supremacy in the country. At the initial stage of development, TCELS has successfully worked with the Administration Office of Prachinburi to achieve the goal.
“We aim to develop Prachinburi to become Thailand’s first center for innovative health and wellness and the country’s newest medical tourism destination. The project is expected to attract attention from both local and foreign tourists. And we believe that the project will help create economic and social benefits to people in Prachinburi and neighboring areas.” said Dr. Nares.
Jitra said that the development of Prachinburi to become a centre for innovative health and wellness is one of the province’s major plans. And signing the agreement between parties gives a healthy start. Being close to Khao Yai National Park with its natural beauty beauty and tranquility, Prachinburi is the perfect setting for the project. The office has searched the best location the project.
Being chosen as the project’s major medical service provider, Dr.Anek said that Chaophraya Aphaiphubet Hospital is committed to improve the efficiency of its services, to provide training on herbal medicine to its staff and to upgrade its research and development. He believed that the Medicopolis will help increase the hospital’s potential and growth. At the first step of development, the hospital has worked hand in hand with TCELS to promote Prachinburi as a health and wellness community to create occupational opportunities for local people and to improve their quality of life. The province serves as a model of innovative health and wellness centre for other provinces. Details for the project will be later discussed.
Dr Montri, the consultant of TCELS, said that the Medicopolis is expected to offer benefits to Thai people in many different ways. The project will encourage Thais to keep healthy, making them live happier. It will also strengthen the research and development on life sciences related to medical and health services. As the result, it showed reduce the country’s reliance on imported pharmaceuticals and other products. Meanwhile, the programme showed promote local manufacturing of medical products in the country and reduce the country’s medical expenditures. Thais will have full access to qualify products and services. This showed generate more revenues for Thailand in the long run. If the Medicopolis concept is accepted and improvmented in all regions over the country, he believed that Thailand will become a strong medical tourism destination providing success in ASEAN.
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