(February 13, 2025) Assoc. Prof. Thavida Kamolvejch, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, along with Mr. Sanon Wangsangboon, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, Mr. Sunthorn Sunthornchat, Deputy Permanent Secretary for the BMA, representatives from the Health Department, Education Department, and the International Affairs Office, discussed with Mr. Ole Lindholm, Advisor and Head of Commercial Affairs at the Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand, representatives from Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and relevant network partners at the Suthat Room, 2nd floor, Bangkok City Hall (Sao Ching Cha).
The discussion focused on the initiatives of Cities for Better Health (CBH) project, which aims to develop infrastructure and promote public health sustainably, particularly in preventing and addressing childhood obesity. The planned collaborative activities include:
- Supporting the establishment of a Central Kitchen to serve as a food production center for schools.
- Expanding the "Don't Let Kids Get Fat" project and children's camps by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
- Implementing the "Health Dashboard Application" by integrating data through the ThaiSook application.
- Integrating Healthy School teaching and learning to improve the environment conducive to reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
On this occasion, Deputy Governor Thavida mentioned the implementation of Bangkok's "Good Health" policy, which currently includes a free health check-up project for 1 million people. More than 500,000 people have participated in the project so far. The data is stored in a Digital Health Book through the Mor BKK application, which is connected to a central database, allowing people to access their health information anytime, anywhere. This data will be used to analyze and formulate health policies in the future. However, it may not yet cover the health information of young children. Deputy Governor Thavida agreed to promote the prevention and control of childhood obesity as an important agenda for Bangkok and to integrate operations to reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity in children and youth with relevant network partners.
Deputy Governor Sanon suggested that the project's activities be linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrated into the curriculum of schools under the BMA, focusing on four key areas: environment, economy, society, and health. He also proposed that the project's activities align with the focus on education management in Bangkok for the 2025 academic year by coordinating information with the Education Department.
The Cities for Better Health (CBH) initiative focuses on sustainable health transformation by improving environmental conditions, lifestyles, and public policies to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and promote long-term well-being. A key priority of the program is childhood obesity prevention and the development of healthy behaviors in vulnerable communities.
Bangkok has been invited to participate in the Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative (COPI), a three-year action research project aimed at educating children aged 6–13 on nutrition and physical activity. The initiative currently includes 6 participating countries: Canada, Spain, France, Brazil, South Africa, and Japan. The Novo Nordisk is currently working with the BMA to obtain project approval, ensuring its successful implementation in the future.
(February 13, 2025) Assoc. Prof. Thavida Kamolvejch, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, along with Mr. Sanon Wangsangboon, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, Mr. Sunthorn Sunthornchat, Deputy Permanent Secretary for the BMA, representatives from the Health Department, Education Department, and the International Affairs Office, discussed with Mr. Ole Lindholm, Advisor and Head of Commercial Affairs at the Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand, representatives from Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and relevant network partners at the Suthat Room, 2nd floor, Bangkok City Hall (Sao Ching Cha).
Bangkok aims to tackle childhood obesity with Danish collaboration
