Policy of the Director-General of the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Fiscal Year 2021, Dr. Amporn Benjapholpitak.
Healthy
- Promote health literacy among the public to foster understanding of the value and ability to select and utilize traditional Thai medicine for optimal health benefits.
- Develop a modern traditional Thai medicine system integrated into the healthcare system for comprehensive quality and equitable access for all citizens.
Wealthy
- Supporting Thai traditional medicine products and services to the global stage with an image of standards and safety, based on academic research and knowledge management for quality control, driven by the Herbal Products Act B.E. 2562 (2019).
- Integrating Thai traditional medicine to expand the country’s economic opportunities in terms of personnel, such as Thai traditional medicine practitioners and massage therapists, as well as products and services, including the establishment of “Herbal Cities” for Thai Traditional Medical Tourism.
Happy
- Supporting the development of academic capabilities in Thai traditional medicine and alternative medicine for personnel.
- Developing skills in academic administration, research, knowledge management, and evaluation.
- Developing knowledge and creating opportunities for learning networks in agriculture, industry, and economics.
- Preparing personnel with skills in public administration to create a new generation of managers.
- Work-life balance in the era of change and IT disruption.

