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On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, from 09.00 am - 10.00 am, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted permission to Laos’s healthcare personnel along with Mahidol University’s administrators, and the program organizers from six institutes to attend the audiences with Her Royal Highness both at Srapathum Palace and via the Zoom Meeting Platform. In this regard, Assoc. Prof. Surakit Nathisuwan, MUPY’s Dean, and Dr. Krisada Sakchaisri also have been granted permission to attend the audiences with Her Royal Highness both at Srapathum Palace, while Asst. Prof. Dr. Somying Pumtong and Mr. Amporn Songkasiri have been granted permission to attend the audiences with Her Royal Highness via the Zoom Meeting. This event was considered the official closing ceremony of the 2021 Training Program in Technology of Medicine and Public Health for Health Personnel from Lao People’s Democratic Republic initiated by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn which had been virtually arranged via the online platform by six of Mahidol University’s faculties including the Faculty of Pharmacy. Furthermore, the participating representative of each training program has been granted permission to present their research proposal to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. In terms of the pharmacy program, Mr. Chansouk Vongsansouvanh was a representative to present the research project entitled ’Knowledge and Behavior on Self Use of Antibiotics for Illness Treatment of the People in Vientiane Capital, Xiengkhouang Province, and Champasak Province, Lao PDR’. The training program was under a collaboration of the Royal Office, MOFA’s Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), and Mahidol University’s faculties. The objectives are 1) to increase the knowledge and skills in health promotion and prevention, 2) to strengthen and develop public health, and 3) to exchange knowledge and experiences in the development of medical technology and public health.