Buildings of medical units to be renovated for easy access

In the near future, the elderly, the handicapped and patients with chronic diseases will have easy access to treatment because the Public Health Ministry plans to renovate 10,000 primary healthcare units across the country, a senior health officer said.

The ministry is also asking the government to approve a budget of Bt1.3 billion for the reconstruction of 2,000 primary healthcare units nationwide.

According Dr Komart Jungsathiansab, director of the Ministry's Society and Health Institute, the buildings housing most primary healthcare units were not easy to access for the elderly and handicapped.

At present, most primary....