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Health groups demand govt prioritise GPO
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 26/01/2017
» A network of health advocacy groups called on the government to announce a ministerial regulation in its Public Procurement Act to make the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) the first source for drugs supplied to public hospitals, to ensure public access to medicine.
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Anti-stroke plans 'save lives'
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 01/02/2017
» Stroke prevention plans could help save lives as Thailand enters an ageing society, as age is the strongest risk factor that causes a stroke, says a Prince Mahidol Award winning scholar.
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Thailand 'third most unequal'
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 06/02/2017
» Thailand has been ranked the world's third most unequal nation after Russia and India, with a constantly widening gap between rich and poor, despite the reduced number of poor living under the poverty line, according to Oxfam Thailand's 2016 report.
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Security fund mulls rethink on topping up LAO care
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 08/02/2017
» The National Health Security Office's (NHSO) plan to support the local administrative organisation (LAO) medical fund should be revised, as it may damage the universal healthcare scheme, says the NHSO board.
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Samarn calls for total ban on booze ads
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 10/02/2017
» A total ban on advertising and marketing alcoholic beverages should be enforced, similar to that of cigarettes, after producers used loopholes to launch tacit marketing, says Samarn Futrakul, director of the Alcohol Control Committee Office.
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Govt threatens Section 44 to 'speed up' drug patents
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 02/03/2017
» Health civic groups called Wednesday for the government to drop the idea of using Section 44 under the interim charter to expedite the approval of over 10,000 applications for drug patents, fearing it could lengthen the drug monopoly period.
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Bhikkhuni protest palace ban
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 13/01/2017
» Dhammananda Bhikkhuni has lodged a petition with the Department of Women's Affairs and Family Development (DWF) claiming she and a group of female monks were blocked from paying respects to the late King last month.
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Activists seek NHRC help to free Jatupat
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 11/01/2017
» Anti-coup activists yesterday asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to look into the rejected bail application for lese majeste suspect Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa.
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FDA calls for drug firms to declare costs
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 19/01/2017
» Efficient drug price controls should be strictly enforced to reduce overpricing caused by the dominant market position enjoyed by some drug companies, which impedes public access to medicine, a seminar has been told.
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Apps and sites take edge off daily stresses of living in the capital
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 28/01/2017
» Before starting off from her house in the Ramkhamhaeng area every day, it has become a ritual for Kanokphan Ornrattanasakul to check Google Maps on her smartphone -- to find the best route of the day to get to her office in Pathum Thani.
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