Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jak Punchoopet emphasized that health comes first for both employers, employees, and insured persons. He said that health protection is an important issue of the lowest investment; it’s like buying a car that requires condition checking, and you need to choose good petrol to fuel the car. He asked the people if they have had a health check recently, have they chosen good food to eat and have they exercised regularly to keep healthy and strong. He said, “You get what you think; eat carefully and exercise regularly for good health and strength.”
On July 14, 2020, at 09.30 hours, Advisor to the Labour Minister Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jak Punchoopet presided over the project meeting to clarify understanding of social security and Healthy Thailand for insured persons at the Buriram Social Security Office. The Social Security Office’s Inspector-General Ms. Pailin Chindamaneeporn reported the objectives of the project and the parties paid a visit to observe medical service technology in Buriram Hospital, at the meeting room on the 9th floor, Chaloem Phrakiat Building, Buriram Hospital, Buriram. The Labour Minister’s Advisor said that the Social Security Office has policies that emphasize health promotion and disease prevention to insured persons in the workplace. In the past, most of the missions were health care in the form of post-illness remedies. The Social Security Office has always been aware of such problems and has therefore taken a proactive approach for driving health promotion and disease prevention policies by increasing the rights in health insurance for insured persons, to give priority to health in a comprehensive and thorough way, for the benefit of insured persons. The Buriram Social Security Office in collaboration with Buriram Hospital, organized a meeting to clarify understanding of social security and Healthy Thailand for insured persons. The objective is to support and meet the conditions of which Thailand and the world have been affected by the spread of the COVID- 9 virus. The initiative consists of 3H principles, namely (Helping), which is to ensure that employees and insured persons are entitled to benefits under the Social Security Fund and the Compensation Fund, (Healthy) which includes health promotion and disease prevention for employers, employees and insured persons, and (Harmless), including activities to reduce hazards and create safety, both at work and outside working hours.
In addition, the activity hosted a forum discussion on Knowledge and Guidelines for the Social Security Fund Act B.E. 2533 and the Compensation Fund Act B.E. 2537 and amendments. There was also a special lecture on occupational disease and the new normal in the workplace, with health examinations from Buriram Hospital, exhibitions on medical training and rehabilitation from worker rehabilitation centers, by implementing social distancing principles to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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