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HIV infected ‘face workplace stigma’
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/07/2014
» Stigma and discrimination against HIV-infected employees are still commonplace in Thai society despite laws to protect human rights, a study has found.
Health chief denies hiking UC fees
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/07/2014
» The Public Health Ministry has again denied considering plans to force recipients of the universal coverage (UC) healthcare scheme to make co-payments for medical costs.
Civil servants told to test healthcare fee hike
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/07/2014
» Health activists have demanded that civil servants planning to charge people for medical costs test the proposals on themselves first.
10 GPO execs quit, Narong stays
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/07/2014
» Ten board members of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) will resign on Thursday to pave the way for new members following the National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) reform policy for state enterprise boards.
Health bodies seek sack of GPO chiefs
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/07/2014
» Health activist groups have urged the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to sack board members of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) for alleged poor performance and corruption related problems.
Cig pack warnings to double in size
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/06/2014
» The size of health warning graphics on cigarette packets in Thailand is set to almost double over the next three months.
ThaiHealth launches new smoke-free areas campaign
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/06/2014
» The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has launched a campaign encouraging non-smokers to reclaim smoke-free areas after finding inhalation of second-hand smoke (SHS) is common in many public places.
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.