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Developing and Implementing an Action Plan among the “Orang Asali” Minority in Southernmost Thailand for Equitable Accessibility to Public Health Care and Public Services Following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Ending social inequality by 2030 is a goal of the United Nations’ endorsed sustainable development agenda. Minority or marginalized people are susceptible to social inequality. This action research qualitatively evaluated the requirements for and barriers to full access to public services of the Ora...

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Autores principales: Meedsen, Praves, Sathirapanya, Chutarat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10049293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36981928
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065018
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description Ending social inequality by 2030 is a goal of the United Nations’ endorsed sustainable development agenda. Minority or marginalized people are susceptible to social inequality. This action research qualitatively evaluated the requirements for and barriers to full access to public services of the Orang Asali (OA), a minority people living in the Narathiwas province in southernmost Thailand. With the cooperation of the staff of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC), we interviewed the OA, local governmental officers and Thai community leaders regarding the OA’s living conditions and health status. Then, an action plan was developed and implemented to raise their living standards with minimal disruption to their traditional cultural beliefs and lifestyle. For systematic follow-ups, a Thai nationality registration process was carried out before the assistance was provided. Living conditions and livelihood opportunities, health care and education were the main targets of the action plan. Universal health coverage (UHC), according to Thai health policy, was applied to OA for holistic health care. The OA were satisfied with the assistance provided to them. While filling the gap of social inequality for the OA is urgent, a balance between the modern and traditional living styles should be carefully considered.
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spelling pubmed-100492932023-03-29 Developing and Implementing an Action Plan among the “Orang Asali” Minority in Southernmost Thailand for Equitable Accessibility to Public Health Care and Public Services Following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Meedsen, Praves Sathirapanya, Chutarat Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Ending social inequality by 2030 is a goal of the United Nations’ endorsed sustainable development agenda. Minority or marginalized people are susceptible to social inequality. This action research qualitatively evaluated the requirements for and barriers to full access to public services of the Orang Asali (OA), a minority people living in the Narathiwas province in southernmost Thailand. With the cooperation of the staff of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC), we interviewed the OA, local governmental officers and Thai community leaders regarding the OA’s living conditions and health status. Then, an action plan was developed and implemented to raise their living standards with minimal disruption to their traditional cultural beliefs and lifestyle. For systematic follow-ups, a Thai nationality registration process was carried out before the assistance was provided. Living conditions and livelihood opportunities, health care and education were the main targets of the action plan. Universal health coverage (UHC), according to Thai health policy, was applied to OA for holistic health care. The OA were satisfied with the assistance provided to them. While filling the gap of social inequality for the OA is urgent, a balance between the modern and traditional living styles should be carefully considered. MDPI 2023-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10049293/ /pubmed/36981928 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065018 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10049293/
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