Surin: The Chief Medical Officer of Police General Hospital recently visited the Thai-Cambodian border area to offer moral support to officers and dispatched a team of POLICE MERT doctors to care for the public.
According to Thai News Agency, Pol. Lt. Gen. Taweesin Wechawitan, Chief Medical Officer (SorBor 8), accompanied by his wife and executives from the Police General Hospital, traveled to Surin Province. This visit aimed to support medical missions for border patrol officers and to tend to the health of citizens residing along the border, aligning with the policy of Pol. Gen. Kittirat Phanphet, National Police Chief. The initiative followed a preparatory meeting held on 29 July 2025 at the Police General Hospital.
The mission, spanning 1-2 August 2025, included several key activities: delivering medicines and medical supplies to the 21st Border Patrol Police Company in Surin Province, providing goods and dried food, and visiting the medical team at the 217th Border Patrol Police Company. Additionally, the team visited and encouraged field hospital staff at Prasat Hospital, delivered 60 IFAK sets to the Surin Provincial Police, and demonstrated their use. They also visited and delivered supplies to the POLICE MERT team at the Surin Province Shelter.
Executives in the field visit included Pol. Lt. Gen. Taweesin Wechawitan, Pol. Maj. Gen. Ekkalak Deerungroj, Pol. Maj. Gen. Sirikul Srisongka, Pol. Maj. Gen. Korakan Arunplod Isomichi, Pol. Maj. Gen. Wirun Supasingsiripreecha, and Pol. Col. Panchat Udomphansa.
Previously, on July 29, 2025, Pol. Lt. Gen. Taweesilp led a meeting to prepare for these medical support missions. The Police General Hospital was assigned four main missions: organizing a POLICE MERT team for medical services in shelters, sending a personal identification team from the Institute of Forensic Medicine, delivering 100 IFAK kits to frontline Border Patrol Police, and providing medicines and medical supplies to Border Patrol Police Region 2.
The visits highlighted accumulated stress among police officers and their families along the border. In response, the Police General Hospital is coordinating with the Ministry of Public Health to send a team of psychologists to offer mental health care and rehabilitation, providing 24-hour support.
The Chief Medical Officer also distributed essential items to residents at the Surin evacuation center and acknowledged the stress experienced due to the uncertain situation and concerns over belongings left behind. The hospital organized a team for psychological counseling and instructed medical teams to monitor residents' physical health, as some began to fall ill.
Next week, the Police General Hospital will discuss with the Department of Mental Health to systematically deploy mental health teams and psychiatrists to the area. Individuals experiencing mental health issues such as stress, insomnia, or anxiety are encouraged to seek advice through the Police General Hospital's psychiatric and drug addiction team, available 24/7 via the Because Depress We Care hotline at 081-932-0000 or through the Facebook page: Because Depress We Care.