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Wonchat SUBHACHATURAS*1

Contact Persons of the Current Executive Board of the MAT

President: Pol. Lt. Gen. Dr. Jongjate AojanepongPresident Elect: Dr. Wonchat SubhachaturasVice President: Prof. Dr. Saranatra WaikakulSecretary General: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prasert

SarnvivadTreasurer: Prof. Dr. Teerachai ChantrarojanasiriInternational Relations: Asist. Prof. Dr.

Manopchai ThamkanthoCEO: Prof. Dr. Somsri Pausawasdi

Standing and Domestic Activities

1. Continuous Medical Education and research promotion.

2. Provision of scholarships for postgraduate study and research in Japan in collaboration with the Takeda Science Foundation.

3. Provision of the Research Grants to member. 4. Lecture tours on Special lectures, Continuing

Medical Education and Medical Ethics. 5. Monthly Publication of the Journal of Medical

Association of Thailand. 6. Launching of E-Journal to Members and

public. 7. Supply Accommodation for members at the

club house. 8. Provide consultative support for members

with professional legal problems. 9. Organize charity golf tournament for the

fund raising. 10. Organize Post congress tours to study Health

Care abroad. 11. Performing Medical Advocacy through social

Medias: Radio, Television and Newspaper.

International Activities

Participation at the International congresses and medical association meetings as invited and as a member.x WMAx CMAAOx MASEANx National Medical Associations in Asia, Austra-

lia, Europe, North and South America.

Special Events

x Hosting the 1st International Summit on To-bacco Control in Asia and Oceania Region on February 25, 2010 at Rose Garden Riverside Hotel, Sampran, Thailand resulting in Sampran Declaration.

x Attending the WMA Congress and General Assembly 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. At this congress, Dr. Wonchat Subhachaturas, the President Elect of the MAT, was elected at the General Assembly to be the 61st President of the World Medical Association for period of 2010–2011, the ninth from Asia and the first from Thailand

x Organizing the 90th Anniversary Celebration of the MAT on September, 27–30, 2011.

x Exchange visit with the Chinese Medical Asso- ciation on August 4–8, 2011 in Beijing.

x Promotion of community Tobacco Cessation Programs through the Thai Health Alliance Against Tobacco Network (THPAAT)

x Setting up health and rehabilitation visiting teams for the flood victims in collaboration with the Thai Health Professionals against Tobacco (THPAAT).

x Organizing the robes presentation to the priests at the temple with donation.

*1 President Elect, The Medical Association of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand (wonchats@hotmail.co.uk, wonchats@wma.net).This article is based on a presentation made as the Report of Activities by each NMA at the 27th CMAAO General Assembly, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., on November 11, 2011.

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Commitment

The Medical Association of Thailand committed itself to host the 2012 General Assembly of the World Medical Association during October 10–13, 2012 in Bangkok.

Flood in Thailand 2011

The flood in Thailand this year, 2011 was the heaviest and the worst in the history of the coun-try. Twenty-six provinces out of seventy-seven were affected mostly in the north and the central

basin with the loss of 540 lives mostly from land slide, drowning and electric shock. More than 2 millions of the population have been the victims of the flood and more than 300,000 people were evacuated from their home places to the higher evacuation grounds. The estimated loss of the country could reach 1,000 billion Baht (31 Baht 41US$) in total. However, with the superb col-laboration of the governmental and nongovern-mental health organizations and institutions and massive health volunteers, no epidemics were detected so far.

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