Effective Role of Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergencies in Thailand

Phannathat Tanthanapanyakorn; Tammasak Saykaew; Pravi Ampant; Klarnarong Wongpituk

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss11.3430

Authors

Phannathat Tanthanapanyakorn Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University
Tammasak Saykaew Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University
Pravi Ampant Ubon Ratchathani University
Klarnarong Wongpituk Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9267-5886

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss11.3430

Keywords:

Effective Role, The Village Health Volunteers (VHVs), Response to the COVID-19, Pandemic Emergencies

Abstract

This study included a discussion of the critical role VHVs played in the control, prevention, and monitoring of the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand, as well as a review of related literature, with 11 of 59 topics chosen. The purpose of this study was to investigate and improve VHV competence in the control, prevention, and monitoring of the Covid-19 pandemic. The outcomes of the study indicated that VHVs were important in efficiently managing, preventing, and monitoring the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020 until the present. As a result, in addition to maximizing the potential of VHVs, it is important to be varied, knowledgeable, and up to date on current events. However, the most cost-effective utilization of resources is referred to as "Sufficiency Healthcare, High Benefit, Most Economical" when utilizing the concepts of sufficiency economics.

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Author Biographies

Phannathat Tanthanapanyakorn, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University

Faculty of public health
Tammasak Saykaew, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University

Faculty of public health
Pravi Ampant, Ubon Ratchathani University

College of Medicine and Public Health
Klarnarong Wongpituk, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University

Faculty of public health

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