About Us
Nowadays, Thailand have a low birth rate and the elderly population is increasing with many disease such as Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Vascular disease and Heart Disease. These called “Non-Communicable Diseases” It is important cause of death in Thailand.
The vision of the NCD unit focus on Non-Communicable Diseases research to prevent and treatment in the 3 population groups including High risk population, Vascular disease and Heart disease or Chronic kidney disease (phases I-III) or End stage renal disease and population who survived from stroke group.
Objectives
- To obtain the development research or change the clinical practice guideline; CPG or medical policies or public health policies of the country.
- To obtain the epidemiological data, causes of epidemiological and disease progression for control and decrease the prevalence of a disease.
- To obtain the surveillance measure and prevention methods or treatments.
- To make health behavior modification for health care and reduces risk of disease.
- To obtain the body of knowledge that utilization in academic and operations.