Month: May 2020

Mr. Chaovalit Ekabut, Executive Director of SCG Foundation, provided item kits (VHVs Kits) on the foundation’s behalf to Dr. Sukhum Karnchanapimai, Permanent Secretary of Public Health to support the work of village health volunteers (VHVs) in high-risk areas and promote public recognition of these heroes. SCG Foundation presented “VHVs Kits,” a set of items that comes in a bag, to support the COVID-19 prevention and surveillance work of village health volunteers, the backbone of efforts fighting COVID-19 who provide education, follow-up high-risk individuals and keep community members safe.
A VHVs Kits Bag consists of

1. Infrared thermometer
2. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
3. Alcohol-based spray
4. Waterproof face mask
5. Raincoat for work during rainy season
6. Medical gloves

All these items are packed in a compact SCG cement bag made to fit for traveling and working on operations assigned by network agencies i.e., Ministry of Public Health or community developers in many areas. SCG employees came together to help pack VHVs Kits.

The SCG Foundation strongly believes that these item kits will enable dedicated VHVs to work efficiently and safely with adequate protective gear and help keep them safe along with all Thai people. The foundation would like to praise them for such action and support them to get through this crisis together.

SCG Foundation has deployed “Pantry of Sharing” cabinets to lift the community’s spirits. The “Pantry of Sharing” initiative is a concept to bridge the connection between “givers” who can provide support and “receivers” who are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative aims to boost spirits in the society. SCG Foundation has placed pantry cabinets in many community spots where people can fill up daily-life necessities for people financially affected by COVID-19 who are urged to take what they need adequately. The initiative is being set up in the hope of encouraging the receiver to one day become the next giver as well as promoting the value of sharing in society.

The “Pantry of Sharing” cabinets are filled with food and necessities such as rice, canned fish, instant noodles, drinking water, milk, tissue paper, sanitary napkin, soap, detergent, etc. The safety of givers and receivers is factored in when it comes to finding the right spots for pantry cabinets. As a result, community areas such as markets, police stations, train stations, temples, or schools are made locations for the pantry cabinet which can also be overseen by the police, taxi motorcycle riders, vendor sellers nearby.

When the first “Pantry of Sharing” cabinet was introduced at Taopoon Police Station, neighborhood food sellers quickly came to add necessities, and people started taking items. In the evening on the same day, the number of items in the cabinet slightly decreased as despite people are taking things, but givers still come to add more.

Besides, the Foundation has extended collaboration to add more “Pantry of Sharing” cabinets in Bangkok and vicinities with many groups and networks, i.e., Office of the Council of State, Four Regions Slum Network, Thai PBS media network, 7HD Channel, as well as fanning out in the provinces through network of Young  Social Developers, Dealers and Volunteer Employees. To date, over 60 pantry cabinets under the initiative have been set up nationwide.

Mr. Wichan Jitpukdee Director of SCG Foundation (1st from left) with Ms. Suvimol Chivaluk (2nd from left),Director and Manager of SCG Foundation, presented the Negative Pressure Isolation Chamber to Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital on behalf of the foundation.  Mrs. Silapasuay Raweesaengsoon (3rd from left), BMA permanent secretary, officially received the donation. The Native Pressure Isolation Chamber is designed to provide the diagnostic swab test for those at high risk of COVID-19. Even though Thailand is easing measures and restrictions, the preventative equipment is introduced to keep healthcare workers well-prepared for possible COVID-19 spike. The innovation integrates an efficient pressure-controlled system and a HEPA air filter to ensure clean and safe air. It also offers enhanced convenience, easy installation, and high mobility as the structure is mainly composed of high-performance plastic materials.

Pictured from left to right:

1. Mr. Wichan Jitpukdee Director of SCG Foundation
2. Ms. Suvimol Chivaluk Director and Manager of SCG Foundation
3. Mrs. Silapasuay Raweesaengsoon BMA Permanent Secretary
4. Mr. Kitti Tangchitmaneesakda Director of SCG Foundation
5. Dr. Suksan Kittisupakorn, Director-General of Medical Service Department
6. Dr. Kriangkrai Tangjitrmaneesakda Director of Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital

SCG Foundation, represented by Mr. Sangchai Wiriyaumpaiwongtogether with Mr. Saharat Pattanawiboon, , presented the Negative Pressure Isolation Room intended to reduce the risk and prevent infection of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among medical professionals working in Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi province. Mr. Chayawut Chanthorn, Ratchaburi Governor, and Dr. Mananya Wanpaisitkul, Deputy Director of Medical Affairs of Ban Pong Hospital along with Ban Pong District Chief, the hospital management team, and local officials, received the handout.

The Negative Pressure Isolation Roomisdesigned to fit emergency rooms, ICUs, or even patient rooms. This allows doctors and nurses to immediately treat patients with severe symptoms without the need to move the patient or other life support equipment. The innovation integrates an efficient pressure-controlled system and a HEPA air filter to ensure clean and safe air that keep medical professionals and patients safe. The structure is mainly composed of high-performance plastic materials, which can give advantages of easy installation and high mobility.

Pictured from left to right: Ms. Tanatcha Vongamornniti, Mr. Ronnapob Wiengsimma, Ban Pong District Chief, Mr. Saharat Pattanawiboon, , Mr. Sangchai Wiriyaumpaiwong, , Mr. Kritsana Kamchan, Ban Pong Public Health Assistant, Mr. Chayawut Chanthorn, Ratchaburi Governor, Mr. Jirapat Sittisan, Mrs. Benjarat Jariyatharasit, Senator, Ms. Kingkan Sapyen, Deputy Director of Nursing Affairs of Ban Pong Hospital, and Dr. Mananya Wanpaisitkul, Deputy Director of Medical Affairs of Ban Pong Hospital.

“Chuan Shop Marketplace Community” is an online marketplace community group on Facebook where producers with fresh products and local identities from communities across the country meet buyers who want to buy fine -quality products. The group intends to share happiness between sellers and buyers.

Welcome all producers and shoppers to “Chuan Shop Marketplace Community” www.facebook.com/groups/189454128831939/

Ms. Suvimol Chivaluk, Director and Manager of SCG Foundation, and Mr. Pitaya Chanboonmi, Director of SCG Foundation, together donated 1 unit of Modular Swab Unit innovation to Siriraj Hospital on behalf of SCG Foundation. The unit provides separate areas between medical professionals and infected patients or persons under investigation. The unit is equipped with air pressure control system and optimum air quality, which adequately helps reduce the spread of the virus. The foundation also donated 54 sets of tele-monitoring equipment, which enables real-time health monitoring via the online system, minimizing direct contact between medical professionals and infected patients or persons under investigation who are isolated. Plus, 2 Modular Bathrooms are provided to Golden Jubilee Medical center, Mahidol University. The series of handouts worth 5.4 million Baht was officially presented to Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital and Asst. Prof. Visit Vamvanit, Director of Siriraj Hospital, representatives of Siriraj Hospital.

SCG Foundation continues its relief effort, delivering COVID-19 Mobile Isolation Unit to two hospitals: Chulalongkorn Hospital and the Thai Red Cross Society, and Siriraj Hospital. The aid aims to equip healthcare workers who provide care for COVID-19 patients and high-risk individuals with an efficient pressure-controlled system and a HEPA air filter which ensure clean and safe air. The COVID-19 Mobile Isolation Unit offers enhanced convenience along with easy installation and high mobility. The structure is mainly composed of high-performance plastic materials.

The innovation series of COVID-19 Mobile Isolation Unit consists of 5 innovations: Negative Pressure Isolation Room, which isdesigned to fit emergency rooms, ICUs, or even patient rooms, allowing doctors and nurses immediately treat patients with severe symptoms without the need to move the patient or other life support equipment; Negative/Positive Pressure Isolation Chamber, which allows doctors and nurses to conduct swabs without direct contact with patients; Patient Isolation Capsule, which can prevent the spread of the virus during patient transportation; Small Isolation Capsule for CT scan which can prevent the spread of the virus during patient transportation to the CT scan; and DENT Guard which helps reduce aerosol exposure to the virus during dental work.

At the handover ceremony of innovations, Ms. Suvimol Chivaluk, Director and Manager of SCG Foundation, and  Dr. Suracha Udomsak, Vice President and CTO – Innovation and Technology of Chemical Business, together presented donations on behalf of the Foundation to two hospitals: Chulalongkorn Hospital and the Thai Red Cross Society, officially received by Prof. Dr. Suttipong Wacharasindhu, Director of Chulalongkorn Hospital and the Thai Red Cross Society, Asst. Prof. Nipon Khemapech, Assistant Director of Chulalongkorn Hospital and the Thai Red Cross Society, and Asst. Prof. Surin Assawawitoontip, Assistant Director of the Corporate Image;  Siriraj Hospital, officially received by Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Asst. Prof. Visit Vamvanit, Director of Siriraj Hospital, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yongyut Sirivatanauksorn, Vice Director of Siriraj Hospital.  

Mr. Roongrot Rangsiyoposh, President of SCG Foundation, donated “Caring Bags” filled with daily life essential supplies to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as a show of caring and support. The Caring Bags are delivered to 270 people, consisting of cleaners who keep the office clean during the work-from-home period, drivers, moving staff, food servers, building technicians, who are actively working to maintain the office building in an orderly and safe condition every day.