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'No progress' on drug price curbs
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/06/2015
» Health advocacy groups have called for the Ministry of Commerce to include drug price control measures, including price structuring, in a revised drugs bill.
Drug price control bill hits trade snag
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/06/2015
» A clause in a revised drugs bill requiring drug companies to reveal their pricing structures in the patent registration process might conflict with various international trade principles, said Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Yuthavong.
Private hospitals delay urgent care
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/06/2015
» The state needs to clearly define what constitutes critical emergency cases under the free emergency care scheme before asking private hospital operators to cooperate, says Chalerm Harnphanich, president of the Private Hospital Association.
Pak Bara locals rally against deep-sea port
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/06/2015
» Villagers opposing the revived Pak Bara deep-sea port project in Satun have vowed to protest against the scheme at a forum to voice the “real views” of locals.
NHSO cleared in healthcare budget probe
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/06/2015
» Poor accounting procedures at state hospitals are to blame for their financial problems, an investigation has found.
Panel urges end to health disparities
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/06/2015
» Health benefit inequities for people covered by the state's healthcare schemes can be eliminated with a central panel keeping an eye on all three schemes, a forum was told yesterday.
Anti-coal activists plan rally in Krabi
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/06/2015
» Opponents of a coal-fired power plant in Krabi will stage a rally this Saturday, calling on the government to scrap what they say will be a "disastrous" project.
Officials battle to help the stateless
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 31/05/2015
» Government authorities led by health officials are stepping up efforts to help stateless people in the North get access to health care and pensions as they wait to acquire Thai citizenship.
Civic group slams Egat over coal ad
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/05/2015
» Environmentalists have cried foul over Egat's attempt to project coal, a fossil fuel contributing to global warming, in its advertisements as "clean energy".
Activists slam plan to register illegal trawlers
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/05/2015
» Fishery networks Thursday urged the government not to legalise non-registered trawlers, as it would compromise efforts to improve the fishing industry as required by the European Union (EU).