Between 21-24 March, CCRU hosted SEACTN team members. The busy schedule included a visit to Mae Suai hospital, which will be one of the SEACTN work package B sites, as well as primary care units in Baan Doi Chang (Mae Suai district) and Soong Pii Noong (Chiang Khong district). SEACTN (work package A and work package B) aim to find out the causes of febrile illness in rural South and Southeast Asia.
Our partners at the hospital and PCUs were great hosts and provided valuable feedback which we believe will improve the running of the projects. In addition, the SEACTN household survey was piloted and refined and a roadmap for the verbal autopsy project was discussed and laid out.
Fortunately, we found enough time to catch up in informal settings as well, including the banks of the Mekong river at the ancient Lanna capital of Chiang Saen and the top of Doi Chang mountain, renowned for its excellent coffee.
The delegation consisted of SEACTN PI Yoel Lubell, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Shaun Morris, Chi-Hsiang Yen, Chris Chew, Watcharintorn Thongpiam , Witchayoot Huangsuranun, Panuvit Rienpradub, Meiwen Zhang, Nan Shwe Nwe Htun and Tim Dangerfield. It was great to meet up with so many colleagues again and share experiences face to face.
A special thanks to the CCRU team for organising the visits and making sure everything ran smoothly and to all the visitors for helping overcome obstacles and providing excellent company!
From left to right (upper tier): Witchayoot Huangsuranun, Watcharinthorn Thongpiam, Panuvit Rienpradub, Tim Dangerfield, Chris Chew, Meiwen Zhang, Niwet Phosri (Director of Baan Doi Chang PCU), Shaun Morris. Lower tier: Kwanchanok Supaluck, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Sutthanit Sitthisun, Yoel Lubell, Chi-Hsiang Yen, Carlo Perrone
– Thank you, Carlo Perrone, for text and photo