2. Medical Practitioners
After the Free Opening and
entrance to the AEC have been
completed, it is anticipated there
will be many more people coming
in Thailand for medical services.
To prepare for the changes that
will occur, the medical profession
should do the following:
(1) Personnel production
should be developed, since Thai
medical and medical service
standards are already high. The
emphasis should be on increased
personnel by offering international
teaching curriculums
(2) Thailand should be
pushed to become the Medical
Hub of ASEAN, including attracting
people within ASEAN for medical
treatment and study in Thailand.
Thai medical and public health
care standards are already very
high.
3. Nurses
(1) Readiness preparation
must be arranged for nurses so
they understand the AEC, the
Free Opening of the Nursing
Service Sector, and the preparations
for the MRA, including the reasons
and need for the agreements.
(2) Negotiations on preparing
for the MRA should create equal
opportunities both for Thai nurses
and the ASEAN nurses who will
come to work in Thailand. The
right to practice the nursing