Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Minister of Public Health gave a press conference “Upgrading sick pay to SMART village health volunteers” that more than 1,070,000 village health volunteers (VHVs) are an important force who have been involved in helping people have better health for more than 4 decades, especially Primary health services Until it is internationally recognized as a country with a strong public health system. In the past, since 2009, the Cabinet (Cabinet) resolved to approve a project to proactively promote village health volunteers by supporting a stipend for village health volunteers of 600 baht per month. Later in 2018, the Cabinet increased the salary to 1 per month. ,000 baht per person and in 2024, the Cabinet resolved to approve increasing the sick pay for village health volunteers to 2,000 baht. By 15 May, village health volunteers who have worked since the month of October 2023 – March 2024, for a period of 6 months, will receive a transfer of sick pay in the amount of 6,000 baht, including sick pay for April 2024, another 2,000 baht, for a total of 8,000 baht and subsequent months. Village health volunteers will receive 2,000 baht per month. He will try to push forward. The Village Health Volunteer Act is to be completed in the fiscal year 2025, asking the Village Health Volunteers to help create understanding. MPs in the area please help support as well. Read. “Thairath newspaper columns” all here
