During visits to the people in remote areas Their His Majesties the King and Queen often present them with various necessities, such as mosquito nets in areas where malaria is still prevalant, salf in areas where there ia a lack of iodine in the people's diet and warm clothings in areas of high elevations.
Since April of B.E. 2508 (A.D. 1965) His Majesty the King has graciously granted permission for the Royal Medical Unit, which developed during earlier reigns as an extention of the Bureau of the Royal Household in order to take care of the health of the members of the Royal Family and the Royal entourage, to treat the general population, for he deeply understands that the good health and well-being of the people are an essential requisite for the making of a worthy livelihood.
Royal permission was also granted from the year B.E. 2508 (A.D. 1965) onwards for the Royal Medical Unit and Royal Mobile Medical Teams to accompany His Majesty the King and the Royal Family on all provincial visits. Thus Royal Medical Units are established at Klai Kangwol Palace (Prachuap Khiri Khan Province), Phuphing Palace (Chiang Mai Province), Daksin Palace (Narathiwat Province), Phuphanl Palace (Sakon Nakhon Province), for the duration of an extended stay while Royal Mobil Medical Teams composed of volunteer doctors and doctors attached to the Royal Medical Units are temporarily set up in the remote villages and hamlets on the days of Royal visits.
Because His Majesty the King is most concerned that villagers fully understand the correct dosage of medicine prescribed by doctors of the Royal Mobile Medical Teams; he is often seen giving further explanations and helping to write precise instructions.
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