Herbal medication kits to be distributed to flood victims

The Department for Development of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine has distributed herbal medication kits to residents in disaster areas in a bid to relieve flood-borne diseases.

The medication kits for flood victims comprise herbal medicines which are used for curing common illnesses, such as sore throats, fever, diarrhea and joint pain.

The first 300 kits have been distributed to residents in Bang Pa-In district of Ayutthaya province. So far, the Public Health Ministry has provided more than 800,000 medication kits to people in flood-hit areas and has sent its medical teams to take care of more than 200,000 people, most of whom suffer cold, Athlete’s foot, skin problems and stress.