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For a bet ter tomorrow
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/02/2022
» With a historical legacy stretching over a century, the Rockefeller Foundation and its partners have worked diligently to address health challenges in Thailand by encouraging innovative partnerships to promote the well-being of Thai communities.
The race for an HIV vaccine
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/12/2021
» Thailand has come a long way since Dec 1, 1988, was dedicated as Aids awareness day. Last year, there were close to 500,000 HIV cases in the country, while UNAids reported approximately 37.6 million HIV cases globally.
The beauty of growing old
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/02/2021
» Thailand will officially become a fully-fledged ageing society this year as 13.1 million people, or 20% of the population, will have passed the retirement age of 60. Reaching this milestone has made it necessary for men and women to ponder ways to implement proactive measures to ensure their transition into this phase of life is smooth.
Double trouble
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/11/2020
» In the dry winter months, it is not just the fear of Covid-19 but also the menacing presence of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) -- hazardous fine-dust particles that measure 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter and affect the human respiratory system -- that the public has to contend with.
Colliding epidemics
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/11/2020
» After surfacing in Thailand in September this year, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic has claimed one life so far -- a 10-month-old infant from Chaiyaphum province -- as well caused the hospitalisation of scores of children under the age of six. Symptoms of the virus, for which there is no vaccine to date, include fever, dry/wet cough, sneezing, a runny nose, loss of appetite, and breathing difficulty and/or wheezing.
Suffering in silence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/01/2020
» Chai* was 12 when he was first molested by his much older brother's male friend. The abuse continued for months on the pretext that the experience would make him a man.
Less is more
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/04/2016
» American researcher James R. Mitchell, associate professor of Genetics and Complex Diseases at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, runs a lab with the primary goal of understanding how nutrition affects longevity and health.
Clowning around in the name of medicine
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/03/2016
» With their bright attire and jolly demeanour, medical clowns Avital Dvory and Shahar Zvi, who are part of Israel's well-known Dream Doctor Project, were able to put rare smiles on the faces of young Thai patients during their recent stopover in Bangkok.
Finding the bright side
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/10/2015
» Despite her uphill battle with cancer for four years, Tavivalaya “Mikki” Meksawan radiates with positive energy. So much so that it makes it difficult to find anything physically wrong with her at first glance.
On the road
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/05/2014
» Beads of sweat trickle down Pawanrat Mongpet’s pallid face as she works her way through the packed passengers on the BMTA No.47 bus, to finally reach the last free standing space.