Director General of the New Normal Health Policy Preparing to propose the principle “3S.3E.1N” to help reduce chronic non-communicable diseases.
Dr. Opas Karkawinphong The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health revealed that from the meeting of the steering committee to drive the new health policy, the Dharma way, the Thai way, the sufficiency economy way. It is agreed that chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major problem in the public health system and the leading cause of of the deaths of Thai people According to data from the Non-Communicable Diseases Division, Department of Disease Control, in 2021, there were 16,008 deaths from diabetes and 9,444 from hypertension, of which this group of diseases was partly caused by lifestyle behaviors. The principle “3S.3O.1” is 3S. : prayer, meditation, Dhamma talk, 3E. : food, exercise, emotions and 1M. : Life clock, which is the main function of the organs in the body. integrated with religious principles principles of modern medicine Principles of Thai traditional and alternative medicine Wisdom and way of being Thai in modifying health behaviors Affect the prevention and control of NCDs aiming to reduce the number of new patients. reduce complications Patients are happy with their lives. reduce hospital congestion And reduce the cost of treatment at both the individual, community and country levels by pushing into the Ministry of Health Service Development Plan (Service Plan) in the field of primary care and district health systems. and national policy in order to expand the practice to cover
In addition, the “Thai Suk” application has been developed as a tool for behavior modification advice. Reduce the risk of NCDs through recording daily activities according to the life clock, such as drinking water, eating food, sleeping, exercise and various health screening values. including assessment and follow-up, which will increase access to health care for all age groups.
Somdet Phra Yuparaj Kranuan Hospital Khon Kaen Province has brought the principles of 3S, 3O, 1AM to train and practice in 45 diabetic patients. Together with monitoring sugar levels 2 times a week for 3-6 months, it was found that all patients had reduced body weight and waist circumference (maximum 27 kg, least 3 kg), reducing diabetes medication for 30 people, representing 66.6%. 15 people stopped taking drugs, accounting for 33.3% .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency