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Fresh calls for higher tobacco tax
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/05/2014
» Regional tobacco control groups have called for higher taxation and a crackdown on illicit trade among Asean countries to reduce consumption.
Social security scheme ‘failing members’
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/05/2014
» Health activists are calling for the social security scheme (SSS) to be overhauled to bring it up to the standard of other national healthcare schemes.
Academics call for tobacco tax raise to cut smoking
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/05/2014
» Health academics are calling on the government to raise tobacco taxes to cut smoking.
One in nine get treatment, survey finds
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/05/2014
» Only one in nine Thais with mental health problems receive therapy due to a lack of understanding and medical personnel shortages, the Public Health Ministry says.
NHSO forum floats local management
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/05/2014
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has been encouraging the participation of stakeholders in the improvement of health security systems via public hearings.
Hep C drugs price slashed
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/05/2014
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has negotiated with two pharmaceutical companies to reduce the price of hepatitis C drugs by 70%.
Narong defends ‘right to expression’
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/05/2014
» Public health permanent secretary Narong Sahametapat, who faces a disciplinary probe over his involvement with anti-government groups, has defended the right to express himself.
Chiefs in tussle over dual roles
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/05/2014
» Executives from the National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Public Health Ministry will meet today in a bid to resolve a bitter conflict centred on the dual roles of senior provincial health officials.
Ministry goes on alert for Mers virus
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2014
» The Public Health Ministry has ordered its 53 health provincial offices to set up a disease surveillance system for the risk of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Thailand.
Ministry gives free flu jabs
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/04/2014
» The Public Health Ministry will start providing influenza vaccines free of charge to 3.4 million people at state hospitals nationwide from Thursday.