To facilitate the implementation of the “Clearer Sight Bright Brain for Nara Kids” project, Equity Lab, under the Equitable Education Fund (EEF), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 17 agencies in Narathiwat Province on August 5, 2025. These agencies include local, government, education, public health, and network partners. In honor of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother’s birthday on August 12, 2025, the Narathiwat Provincial Administrative Organization, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) Region 12 Songkhla, Narathiwat Provincial Hall, the Health Service System Development Committee (Eye) Region 12, Health Center Region 12 Yala, the Narathiwat Provincial Local Office, the Narathiwat Provincial Education Office, the Narathiwat Provincial Public Health Office, Narathiwat Rajanagarindra Hospital, Su-ngai Kolok Hospital, the Optometric Association of Thailand, Narathiwat Municipality, Su-ngai Kolok Municipality, Kaluwo Nuea Subdistrict Municipality, and Khok Khian Subdistrict Administrative Organization, and the Su-ngai Padi Subdistrict Administrative Organization spearheaded the initiative.
A continuation of Health District 12’s “I SEE THE FUTURE” initiative is the Clearer Sight Bright Brain for Nara Kids project. It seeks to establish a system that encourages local efforts to solve vision issues, which are a significant learning barrier and may raise the likelihood that children and young people in Narathiwat Province may leave the educational system. The project’s main goal is to leverage the local health insurance fund to offer preventive and thorough vision screening services to kids and young people, especially those who are at risk. Additionally, free spectacles are given in accordance with their rights. To guarantee prompt treatment, a referral mechanism has also been set up for kids and young people with visual issues. Health instructors and employees from Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospitals (SHPHs) or (SorBorTor) will provide initial vision examinations for a total of 88,000 children and youth. They will be referred to a group of ophthalmologists and optometrists if any anomalies are discovered. It is anticipated that more than 1,500 children and young people in Narathiwat Province will receive eyeglasses.
