Successful Integration of Policy Implementation by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Public Health Through the Phuket Provincial Communicable Disease Committee During the Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Evidence from Phuket District in Thailand

Parkpob Sanidvong Na Ayudhaya; Ploy Suebvises

Authors

Parkpob Sanidvong Na Ayudhaya NIDA
Ploy Suebvises Graduate School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration

Keywords:

COVID-19, Integrated Government, Integrated Policy Implementation, Phuket District, Provincial Communicable Disease Committee

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to examine the process of integrated policy implementation by the Phuket Provincial Communicable Disease Committee, an integrated government body between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Public Health at the provincial level during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Phuket district and propose a model for effectively integrated policy implementation by two or more government agencies during a crisis. Qualitative method research was adopted. Documentary research and in-depth interviews were two qualitative methods employed to accomplish the research objectives. The results revealed that key success factors of public policy implementation process, integrated government, and cross-sector collaboration enabled the success of integrated policy implementation by the Phuket Provincial Communicable Disease Committee, as evidenced in Phuket district of Phuket province.

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