3.3.2 Health outreach programmes
Metric: Collaborations and health services
Deliver outreach programmes and projects in the local community (which can include student volunteering programmes) to improve or promote health and well-being including hygiene, nutrition, family planning, sports, exercise, aging well, and other health and well-being related topics. This can also include outreach programmes to displaced or refugee communities local to the institution.
Executives and Staff of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Conduct a Mobile Medical Mission to Assist and Rehabilitate Flood Victims in Pattani Province
The Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Kittipong Riaproy, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rungsan Phuriyanontachai, Deputy Dean and Director of Songklanagarind Hospital, mobilized nearly 200 personnel — including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical students, and support staff — to Pattani Province to provide medical and rehabilitation assistance to flood-affected residents in Nong Chik District on December 10, 2024.
The mobile medical unit offered comprehensive One Stop Service care, including basic health check-ups, wound dressing, minor surgeries, and medication dispensing. The medical team consisted of surgeons, internists, pediatricians, and family and preventive medicine doctors, supported by nurses, pharmacists, and medical students who facilitated patient services.
Beyond medical care, another PSU team worked to restore Nong Chik Hospital, which suffered severe flood damage. Teams from engineering, medical equipment repair, building and maintenance, and housekeeping collaborated to clean, repair, and inspect infrastructure and devices. Damaged medical equipment was transported to Songklanagarind Hospital for repair before being returned.
The Faculty also donated essential hospital equipment, such as patient beds, examination tables, ultrasound beds, saline stands, medicine carts, and other necessary items to help Nong Chik Hospital resume normal operations quickly.
This mission demonstrated the unity, compassion, and volunteer spirit of PSU’s Faculty of Medicine in assisting flood-affected communities and restoring healthcare services in southern Thailand.
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Holistic Health Promotion Activities: Encompass 50 sub-projects targeting early childhood, adults, and older adults, promoting physical, mental, and social well-being.
The Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus (EDU PSU) organized the 1st Community Health Development Camp for third-year Health Education students under the course Community Health Education. The camp took place from February 10–12, 2024, at Village No. 10, Tanyong Po Subdistrict, Mueang District, Satun Province.
The project aimed to promote community engagement, health awareness, and participatory learning. Activities included community surveys and fieldwork such as mapping, natural resource studies, community organization analysis, local health system review, and community history documentation. Students also participated in discussions on health problems, nutrition, and local health promotion, and provided health education sessions on diabetes, hypertension, and disease prevention.
This initiative fostered collaboration between students and the local community, strengthening students’ practical experience in community-based health education and supporting PSU’s commitment to sustainable community health development.
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PSU Collaborates with the Royal Thai Navy’s Second Naval Area Command on a Health Promotion Project to Screen Naval Personnel for NCDs
The Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (PSU) launched the “Naval Health Promotion Project” in collaboration with the Royal Thai Navy’s Second Naval Area Command. The program aims to screen and improve the health of naval personnel at risk of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) — a major cause of chronic illnesses. The opening ceremony, held on March 7, 2024, at the Second Naval Area Command Headquarters in Songkhla, was presided over by Vice Admiral Pichit Sirirungreung, Commander of the Second Naval Area.
The medical team from Songklanagarind Hospital conducted body composition analyses using bioelectrical impedance, along with providing health education and personalized lifestyle counseling for personnel identified as at-risk for NCDs. The project had run continuously for six months to ensure sustained health monitoring and behavior modification.
Vice Admiral Pichit emphasized that personnel health is essential to a strong and effective navy. With approximately 300 officers (15%) identified as at-risk for NCDs, the Royal Thai Navy has partnered with PSU to enhance preventive healthcare and encourage healthier lifestyles among its personnel.