The Ministry of Public Health and Praboromarajchanok Institute will work together to provide first-aid training to monks across the country under the “One Temple, One Caretaker Monk” scheme, to mark the Supreme Patriarch’s 96th birthday this year.
The Supreme Patriarch oversaw the launch of the scheme during a visit to Wat Phra Sri Mahathat in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district on Monday, which was attended by hundreds of monks from all over the country, as well as ministry and institute officials.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, said the campaign was launched after the ministry found that a significant number of the nation’s monks are suffering from serious health…
