Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tongtavuch Anukarahanonta, Director of National Doping Control Centre released that after World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) conducted annual proficiency testing of the National Doping Control Centre (NDCC), Mahidol University at the end of last year. WADA announced that NDCC passed the proficiency testing and is accredited with the international standard for the 11th consecutive year.

This year, the Board of Administration agreed that NDCC should be more proactive. Thus, a public relation officer will be assigned. Furthermore, NDCC will propose to support Ministry of Education in organizing training related to the substances of abuse for academic institutions, which also follows the ratification that NDCC made with UNESCO.

The Director of NDCC stated at the end that the work at NDCC has been satisfied, and the profit generated is sufficient for self-support. This year, the NDCC took part in analysis of prohibited substances in the 8th ASEAN Paralympic Games on January 20-26, 2008 at Nakorn Ratchasima Province. Other international competition is expected to follow as it has been every year.

Post Date : March 25, 2008