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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.
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.
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.
Target zero
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 05/07/2016
» Pitcha* got pregnant when she was 16, and at first, she decided to tell no one about it.
Labels of generosity
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 18/08/2015
» People with visual disability usually have difficulty living together in society alongside the sighted. One of the reasons for this is the fact that facilities and services are scarcely designed to assist and enable them to live independently.