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Thailand has been recognized as one of the world’s strongest health care security systems with a wide community network covering the entire country. However, the development of palliative care is still far behind countries with best-quality standards. A strong community network, the implementation of scaling up education at every level and creating a strong palliative care network would provide access to community palliative care for the whole country.
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Pairojkul, S. (2021). Network of Primary Palliative Care in Thailand: A Prototype Driven by Education. In: Silbermann, M. (eds) Palliative Care for Chronic Cancer Patients in the Community. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54526-0_47
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