Medical Technology AHS UP; Community visits for HBV, HCV, TB and sample collections at PaFak Temple, PaFak subdistrict, Maejai, Phayao.

On 24^th August 2024, AHS UP led by Medical Technology team brought students and staff to engage with community at PaFak subdistrict, Maejai, Phayao. The event was a part of a community service scheme which aimed to support 4^th year students for on-site practices along with medical technology community course. This event provided opportunities for students to showcase their skills and knowledge for real life situations such as communication skills, team-based works and attitude skills. Following the survey data by the team, community health issues were assessed and evaluated. These problems were infectious diseases, parasitic infections and tuberculosis. In this regard, the team performed community services such as screening tests for infectious markers and counselling services. The counselling for health volunteers was performed across the mentioned topics which was aimed to encourage the correct sample collections for lab tests.