CSR briefs

 

 

“Prevention is better than cure” – this is what Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PReMA) believes. 

The network of pharmaceutical companies has for some time produced television shows to be aired on TrueVisions’ Channel 8 and TNN2, focusing on major diseases that can be prevented. It has also started distributing the “Good Health with PReMa” DVD to ensure that the message reaches a wider audience. 

The DVD comes in a set of four: The first focuses on age-related health problems such as menopause, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and muscular degeneration.

The second deals with cancer and suitable diets, diabetes, Aids and renal failure. 

The third provides knowledge about the healthcare system, like clinical research, while the fourth provides short clips on different topics such as back pain, quality of life of senior citizens, preparations a man can make for ageing, erectile dysfunction, stress management and staying healthy in summer. 

The DVD sets are being delivered to provincial government offices nationwide. They are also available at any healthcare units, educational institutions and patient networks upon request. 

 

Japan funds waste-management centres

Japan, under its grassroots human security projects scheme (GGP), is providing Bt1.88 million for waste-management centres and promoting waste recycling in Phitsanulok’s Samokhae sub-district.

The Japanese ambassador and the chief administrator of the Sub-district Administrative Organisation (SAO) signed the funding contract at the embassy recently.

Owing to rapid economic development, Muang district – which is close to tourist attractions – is experiencing a rising amount of waste generated by tourists and workers. The Samokhae SAO does not have the capacity to control and dispose of this rising amount of garbage, which is starting to accumulate and pollute the environment. 

The only way this problem can be dealt with is if there is close cooperation between the Samokhae SAO and local residents. To achieve this, the SAO is planning activities such as a campaign on sorting and disposing of household garbage, holding seminars on trading recyclable waste and training on making products from recycled waste. In addition, they plan to build a waste-management centre as a learning facility for local people.

Japan is funding training and construction of the waste-management centre. Local people are expected to gain awareness on waste management and recycling to reduce the amount of garbage, leading to a better quality of life and a cleaner environment.