Public health

Health care policy and administration

Health activists demand govt halt all changes to ThaiHealth bill by Nov 18

Health activists are threatening to rally outside Government House if a new bill – seen as a risk to the heart of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) operations – is pushed through.They have also given an ultimatum, saying Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn ...

The Nation Reporter

Health policy panel looks like one too many

The cabinet will be asked on Wednesday (Oct 9) to approve a bill on the establishment of a national health policy commission, despite doubts about its usefulness and possible negative impact. Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Health ministry joins efforts to promote birth-control awareness

A network of Thai organisations, led by the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health and pharmaceutical giant Bayer Thai, joined an international campaign marking World Contraception Day on Wednesday, to promote awareness of effective birth control in order to cut down on unplanned and teen ...

The Nation Reporter

Public Health Min expects dengue virus infections to be higher this year

The Ministry of Public Health has instructed its local offices nationwide to urge people to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, to prevent a dengue fever outbreak as Thailand begins easing into the rainy season. According to the Department of Disease Control, more than 7,500 people have been ...

Nuppol Suvansombut

New regulations to protect consumers

Among the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new measures to ensure the safety and quality of health and food supplements is a public health ministry regulation to be put in effect next month.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

Chiang Mai clinic offers help to severely stressed parents of special needs kids

The Mental Health Department has set up a clinic at Chiang Mai’s Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development to provide mental-healthcare to parents who have children with special needs. The move is a response to the needs of 64 percent of parents who reportedly suffer from ...

The Nation Reporter

Thailand, Iran sign MoU on cooperation in health system development

Thailand and Iran signed the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the cooperation in health system development and management.Thai Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsattayathorn and Iranian Health and Medical Education Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi signed the MoU in Tehran.Keep reading ...

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