About 200 elderly Pattaya residents were given free checkups June 14 as part of a joint health-maintenance program with Queen Sirikit Hospital in Sattahip.
Doctors from the naval medical center performed tests for proper liver and kidney functions, blood-sugar and fat levels, and offered eye exams.
Up to 200 members of the Pattaya Elderly Club are given free health checkups.
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome, who opened the event, said the health checks were part of a city program to keep the city’s older residents healthy, as they are four times more likely than younger groups to fall ill. The program is funded by a city budget aimed at improving the quality of life for seniors, he said.
