The Thailand International Technology Transfer Center (Thailand ITTC) is housed in the Department of Family Medicine of Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Based on our previous work as the Southeast Asia HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SEA-HATTC) since 2016 that Chiang Mai University (CMU), through UCLA, received SAMHSA/PEPFAR funding. Through the development of the SEA-HATTC, CMU became part of the US Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network to building capacity in addiction treatment as well as strengthening health system within Thailand and across the Southeast Asia region. The Thailand ITTC team is primed to continue its role as one of Thailand leading coordinating and technology transfer center for drug demand reduction.
The Thailand ITTC works closely with our university partners, domestic and international organizations of experts to develop field of addiction science and to improve the capacity of healthcare professionals - physicians, counsellors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and pharmacists and policy-makers across the country in addiction prevention and treatment.
The Thailand ITTC aims to:
Thailand ITTC also collaborates and participates with other national and international groups that support drug demand reduction.