Between 3-9 September 2012, Office of Labour Affairs in Malaysia along with Economic and Social Development Policy Coordination Bureau, Border Provinces
Administration Centre jointly arranged the activity to promote quality of life of Thais in Malaysia with the aims to boost morale of Thais in Malaysia and enhance knowledge on keeping healthy. The target areas is set in 3 districts which are Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Johor .
There were officers from Economic and Social Development Policy Coordination Bureau, Border Provinces Administration Centre and physicians from Yala hospital totally 13 people gave medical services such as measuring blood pressure, Fasting blood sugar, measuring depression etc, and enhanced knowledge on keeping healthy. There were Thais and local people came to receive health care service totally 220 people. In this regard, Office of Labour Affairs in Malaysia delivered sport gears to Thai workers who joined this activity.
According to the satisfaction survey toward the services, it found that people are very satisfied and need this activity to be held again since health and medical care costs in Malaysia become increasingly expensive. Most Thai workers have no work permit and have to be responsible for their medical expenses so that those Thai workers could not access the health care service bringing about chronic diseases and low long term quality of life
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