Although the pandemic of COVID-19 impact worldwide, the needs of underprivileged child patients and their families stay still. “New Normal” apply for Running Activities. This year Ronald McDonald House Charities Thailand of RMHC will convert Actual Run Activities of RMHC Mini Marathon Run for Kids that we have conducted 5 times since Y2014 to RMHC Virtual Run for Kids 2020. We would like you to be a part of “RMHC Virtual Run for Kids 2020” for helping child patients and their families through RMHC 3 core programs:
- Ronald McDonald House : The Home-Away-From- Home provides the temporary accommodation for the seriously ill children’s families to stay at no cost. Four Ronald McDonald Houses located at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Nopparatrajathanee Hospital, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, and Siriraj Hospital with capacity of 58,000 bed nights per year, serving more than 22,000 persons.
- Ronald McDonald Dental Care Unit: Good Health Under Royal Graciousness, with the cooperation of Thai Red Cross Children Home and Royal Thai Armed Forces, Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Air Force, Royal Thai Navy, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Dental Hospital, Private Dentist Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Hope-On- Wheel has provided dental health services for unprivileged children around the country serving more than 6,600 children per year.
- The Ronald McDonald Playroom where sick children and families can relax and release their stress, while they are treated in the hospital or during waiting to seeing doctor at OPD area. There are 36 Playrooms in government hospitals and orphanage institution, serving more than 340,000 per year.