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Pot policy 'won't be axed'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from his decision to decriminalise cannabis despite calls for the policy to be immediately suspended.
Doctors seek moratorium on weed use
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/07/2022
» Over 850 doctors and staff members at Ramathibodi Hospital are calling for the immediate suspension of the decriminalisation of cannabis, pending the implementation of adequate controls to prevent its abuse by youths.
Reservoirs need more study: DNP
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/07/2022
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) says it has no objection to allocating forest land on which to build new reservoirs if they are necessary, potentially including the Klong Wang Tanod project in Chanthaburi.
Funding shift 'won't affect' services
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/07/2022
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) says its decision to shift from using funds taken from the government's loans for handling Covid-19 to the NHSO's own funds will not affect services for new Covid-19 patients.
Medical Services Dept issues warning over weed binging
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/06/2022
» The Department of Medical Services reports nine people have sought medical treatment for consuming too much cannabis at three hospitals in Bangkok under its jurisdiction, since the decriminalisation of marijuana on June 9.
Monkeypox jab options calculated
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/06/2022
» Vaccine preparations are needed to deal with monkeypox but there's no need yet for any mass vaccination, said Dr Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Emerging Diseases Science Centre at Chulalongkorn University.
Ganja now listed as controlled herbal remedy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/06/2022
» Cannabis has been listed as a controlled herb under the Traditional Medicine Wisdom Protection and Promotion Act to prevent its abuse, especially among youngsters.
Covid downgrade 'needs time'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has yet to consider when it will reclassify Covid-19 as a communicable disease that requires close surveillance despite the recent easing of more restrictions.
Anutin wants Covid reclassified to let govt avoid paying for treatment
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/06/2022
» Ending the government's burden of paying for Covid-19 treatment is more important than declaring the disease endemic, so the health minister is proposing to reclassify it as a "disease under surveillance".
US urges dialogue on Myanmar
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/05/2022
» The United States has urged Asean to end the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar by entering dialogue with the military-ruled government and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is now in detention.