Public hearing on the first naturopathy curriculum in Thailand

[3] Singh et al. recently reported on public health experts' comments on naturopathy practice in India, who concluded that a “lack of quality education was mentioned as major factor responsible for current scenario of Indian systems of medicine and homoeopathy by most of experts.” The public he...

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Published in:Education for health (Abingdon, England) England), 2015-09, Vol.28 (3), p.213-214
Main Authors: Wiwanitkit, Viroj, Kaewla, Wasana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative medicine
Core curriculum
Curricula
Curriculum
Education
Education authorities
Education, Medical - trends
Educational Change
Educational Quality
Experts
Health care
Humans
Medical personnel
Naturopathy
Principals
Private Agencies
Professionals
Public health
Public hearings
Public Opinion
Study and teaching
Thailand
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Summary:[3] Singh et al. recently reported on public health experts' comments on naturopathy practice in India, who concluded that a “lack of quality education was mentioned as major factor responsible for current scenario of Indian systems of medicine and homoeopathy by most of experts.” The public hearing was called and ran by the Surin Rajabhat University with contributions from governmental and private agencies in Thailand, including the Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education and Health Care Professional Council. Comments from the public health and natural medicine experts who attended the hearing, setting and implementing this first naturopathy curriculum in Thailand was perceived to be useful and also perceived to be a useful way to reform other aspects of Thailand's health care system.
ISSN:1357-6283
1469-5804
DOI:10.4103/1357-6283.178601