Saturday, 28 December 2024

“Panpree” discusses first meeting, setting framework for accepting Myanmar refugees – “Chonnan” confirms readiness to provide medical care

“Deputy Prime Minister Panpree” sat at the head of the table and chaired the meeting. First meeting of the Committee on Unrest in Myanmar Setting up a framework for accepting immigrants and prepare for border encroachment on the side of the Minister of Public Health Revealed that he went to the Mae Sot area yesterday to take care of medical readiness on April 23, 2024, Mr. Panpree Phitthanukorn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Chaired the first meeting of the ad hoc committee to manage the situation due to the unrest in Myanmar. At the National Security Council office building after Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, signed the appointment. with Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkaew, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Director of the National Intelligence Agency Commander in Chief Army Commander Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Director-General, Director-General, Department of Information Director-General of the Department of International Organizations Director-General of the Department of East Asian Affairs Secretary-General of the National Security Council and NSC officials attended the meeting. This meeting It is a discussion to assess the overall situation of unrest in Myanmar, including preparing guidelines for accepting refugees from the unrest in Myanmar and peace and order in the area. Including encroaching on the border But the current situation still occurs in a single point. There has not been a very wide expansion. All details will be announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health. Revealed about going to the border area, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, to monitor the situation. and providing medical assistance to those fleeing the unrest in Myanmar yesterday (22 April) that he went to see all 4 areas, namely Mae Sot Hospital, Mittraphap Bridge Checkpoint No. 1, Mittraphap Bridge Checkpoint No. 2 and temporary safe areas that serve as refugee shelters The overall situation in medical and public health care has a cumulative number of people receiving medical care as patients. From before Songkran until 22 April 2024, a total of 113 cases were treated at Mae Sot Hospital, 82 cases, with a large number of people receiving treatment on 20 April 2024. However, when he went to look at the checkpoint, he found that on April 22, he found that the atmosphere was sluggish and lonely because no one was passing through the checkpoint. From reports at the checkpoint, the Myanmar side has informed that the border crossing system cannot be completed because the system is broken. At Mittraphap 1 checkpoint, which is a checkpoint for people entering, there will be disease screening according to the system, but if If there is a forwarding vehicle, it will be screened as a forwarder. This is the whole process. As for the temporary safe area shelter area, there are two centers with 3,000 evacuees. Yesterday (22 April), there were some returns, leaving only one center with 900 people, where we have organized a unit. primary care nurse There is a screening to detect disease. In order to screen for malaria, we took the blood of 300 people and found 1 person had malaria. Here’s an overview of the whole situation. which we are ready to provide medical care and are ready to announce the plan