Dynamic of Quality of life and Occupational Health of Leprosy Colonies in Thailand

Abstract

        The objective of this review article was to indicate the development of the leprosy community at leprosy colonies in Thailand, and the quality of life in terms of fundamental public health for the existence in a compulsory situation, as well as the economic, social, and physical limitations of the patients to the evolution for survival.
      The findings showed that there were many limitations of habitation development and the basic necessity for basic public health. However, the development was based on the existing substances, which responded to the patients demand for survival and the improvement of occupational health with the local wisdom and intuition. The development could be divided into three phases comprising Learning Phase, Direction Phase, and Development and Implementation Phase, which had been developed founded on the experience and pressure resulting in the dynamics of collaborative development for the better quality of life. Such development was the improvement of the physical system for survival, which the study directly emphasized well-being, public health, and occupational health. Human development was established on self and natural reliance and was the development dynamic for survival. Furthermore, it was the lesson learned of the people, who were in a pandemic circumstance though it was controllable. Moreover, people had been living with this disease. However epidemics have occurred since humans have existed.