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The Property and Sports Management Office of Thammasat University in collaboration with Bangkok Bank are offering the first cashless canteen services at Thammasat University, Rangsit Center.

Services have begun from June 2021 onward to make everyone’s spending more convenient and easier through fast and safe payment channels. The available payment channels are national e-payment by debit and credit cards, PromptPay or QR code, and  Rabbit cards or Rabbit Line Pay.

In the upcoming days, cashless canteens will be established at every food centre under the care of the Property and Sports Management Office, including at Thewson Dome and the faculties of Engineering Science, Science and Technology, Social Science 1, and Social Science 2 at Thammasat University Tha Phra Chan and Thammasat University Lampang campuses.

Thammasat University cooperated with the Office of the Thailand Promotion Foundation (THPF) to develop social support guidelines. They have developed the Psychological-Psychosocial Support Booklet for Children and Families during COVID-19 to use as a tool for working with children in communities and children with family members who are infected with COVID-19.

The THPH plans to expand volunteer social service officer services to primary care units in order to create coverage of service in the dimensions of prevention and continual support at the community level.

Dr Kanitta Buranapansak, Head of Social Services, Thammasat University Hospital, stated that the expansion of results from the project to develop capacity, social care models and empower communities to monitor care and social management for patients, a booklet on social care for COVID-patients in the community and a booklet for social workers on social care for COVID-19 patients will soon be prepared.

 “What everyone found is that there is already stress and anxiety from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, more than that, COVID-19 changed lifestyles. After having COVID-19, patients who return home to be quarantined were concerned about quarantine facilities, fearful of infecting people at home, patients or children. In most problems, more than 50 per cent of the patients were family leaders and the main livelihood earner who had to be dismissed from work, lose income or have difficult livelihoods. There was also fear of separation from loved ones or losing loved ones,” Dr Kanitta said.

“In addition, persons with high health risks such as patients with chronic illnesses, disabilities and children had mental health problems. Currently, there are many cases not accepted by communities back in society, particularly cases living in condominiums who the team has to help care for and create understanding.”

Dr Kajeerat Prak-eko, Director of the Bureau of Health System Development Support, stated that volunteer social service officers will work as mentors to help recovered COVID-19 patients to become volunteers in providing consultation to reduce stigmatization among new patients at Thammasat Field Hospital and patients in the area of Pathumthani.

Assoc. Prof. Gasinee Witoonchart, Rector of Thammasat University, Professor (Adjunct) Dame Petchara Techakumpuch, Chairman of the Dental Innovation Foundation under Royal Patronage; and Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, Director-General of the Department of Health, jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for “Digital for Dentistry” research and development to enhance dentistry services through digital technologies at the Dental Innovation Foundation.

This collaboration is an agreement to engage in joint research and development in Digital for Dentistry to create innovations that will lead to benefits in diagnoses, prevention, monitoring, and treatment of illnesses in the public.

The three agencies will collaborate in research and development in areas concerning the nation’s oral health, and this will occur in the form of shared databases, improvements in education, and support in health service provision through the adoption of digital technology.

It aims to allow the public seeking services across the nation to have extensive and effective access to oral health services and highly competent service providers, including promotion in prevention, diagnoses, treatment, and rehabilitation that occur correctly and precisely through the use of technology.

After trials and tests through research and development, all three agencies will deliver services to the Ministry of Public Health, which is responsible for caring for the country’s entire population, and policy agencies such that they can apply data in analysis to improve their systems.

Thammasat University, led by Assoc. Prof. Gasinee Witoonchart, Rector of Thammasat University, signed a memorandum of understanding for academic collaboration for the development of academia, research and provision of academic services with the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), which is led by Dr. Nittaya Phanuphak, Executive Director of the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, and Professor Emeritus Dr. Praphan Phanuphak Pungpapong, Senior Advisor of the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, at Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus.

The ceremony was attended by  Prof. Rapeepan Kumhom, Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Assoc. Prof. Dr Saifon Su-indramedhi, Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Assoc. Prof. Dr Sasitorn Taptagaporn, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health Sciences.

This collaboration is meant to promote cooperation in the development of knowledge in the form of research and studies and provision of academic and social services among experts, specialists, researchers, academics, and related resources of Thammasat University and the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, including cooperation in the development of personnel, teaching staff, researchers, academics, and organizations to improve academic service and social service quality standards.

Assoc. Prof. Gasinee Witoonchart, Rector of Thammasat University, said, “The signing of this memorandum of understanding for academic collaboration symbolizes integrative and bilateral cooperation, with support in academic activities provided by a coalition of agencies, namely, the Faculty of Public Health Sciences, the Faculty of Social Work, the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, and the IHRI, which will lead and serve as the centre for research and innovations in HIV prevention.”

“This earnest academic and technological collaboration will help expand academic opportunities on every level for the university and provide learning through a variety of formats with innovations spanning several disciplines to meet current and future social dynamics.”

Dr Nittaya Phanuphak Pungpapong, Executive Director of IHRI, said that the signing of this memorandum of understanding for academic collaboration is an interdisciplinary effort meant to develop academia, research and academic service provision through learning management, research, training, and development of knowledge in public health, and this includes the mutual provision of academic and social services, with many parties, involved pushing and driving the organizations to ensure the success of these activities and bringing about greatest benefits for society.

This academic collaboration with the IHRI is a key future collaboration goal in line with Thammasat University’s strategy to promote, support and develop learning management, research, and training to improve public health knowledge in personnel and students and to provide academic and social services that will lead to the production of academic, research and innovation work achievements.

The Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University (CICM) led by Professor Dr Adis Tasanarong, Dean of the Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, signed a memorandum of cooperation with Central Lab (Thailand) Co Ltd. and was honoured by Mr Chakrit Tiebtienrat, Managing Director, Central Lab (Thailand) Co Ltd on 11 June 2021 at Rangsit Center, Thammasat University.

This cooperation is aimed at improving the capacity of laboratory research analysis and testing and evaluations to improve agricultural product standards along with developing joint publishing and patents in the area of agricultural analysis research and development including training of personnel and students for research and development in the area of education.

Prof. Dr Adis Tasanarong, Dean of the Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, stated this cooperation will promote activities in missions related to the process of improving analysis and testing of both parties for consistency with the country’s needs and preparations to expand overseas markets in the future, particularly in the area of new value-generating economic crops such as hemp and marijuana, which must be cultivated and harvested to meet criteria and standards of good agricultural practices (GAP: Propagation and Cultivation) and acquire good raw materials without contaminants at sufficient amounts.

Mr Chakrit Tiebtienrat, Managing Director, Central Lab (Thailand) Co., Ltd., stated that Central Lab Thai is a laboratory with capacity for analysis and testing and the global. He believes cooperation between Central Lab Thai and the Chulabhorn International College of Medicine and the joining of forces will improve Thailand’s capacity for broader development in the area of analysis and testing to support research, analysis, testing and services to meet international standards in compliance with government policies.

Furthermore, integration of analysis and testing cooperation will increase confidence in the analysis and test results along with making analysis and test methods consistent with laboratory principles and standards, which can help in building analysis and testing networks for coverage until the country’s economy and knowledge base can be driven and built in the future.