MORE than 23,977 Thai women and children have been the victims of violence so far this year, which amounts to an average of 66 people every day, said Dr Sophon Mekthon, permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry.
Of these victims, 10,712 were children and 13,265 women, said Sophon, who was speaking yesterday on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
He said the Public Health Ministry and the National Health Foundation (NHF) had developed a system for domestic-violence notification, screening and primary care for the abused.
Pilot coordination units have been set up in Tambon Health Promotion Hospitals in Rayong and Chumphon provinces to screen victims aged under 18, he said. The three most frequent issues were assaults, unwanted pregnancy and abandonment.
He said 2,270 young people had been selected for a joint care programme by schools and local administrative bodies.
MORE than 23,977 Thai women and children have been the victims of violence so far this year, which amounts to an average of 66 people every day, said Dr Sophon Mekthon, permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry.Of these victims, 10,712 were children and 13,265 women, said Sophon, who was speaking yesterday on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. He said the Public Health Ministry and the National Health Foundation (NHF) had developed a system for domestic-violence notification, screening and primary care for the abused. Pilot coordination units have been set up in Tambon Health Promotion Hospitals in Rayong and Chumphon provinces to screen victims aged under 18, he said. The three most frequent issues were assaults, unwanted pregnancy and abandonment. He said 2,270 young people had been selected for a joint care programme by schools and local administrative bodies.
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