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Doctors demand Pradit graft probe
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/04/2013
» The Rural Doctors Society (RDS) has stepped up its protest against Public Health minister Pradit Sinthawanarong by instigating a check of his activities for corruption.
300 Charoen supporters rally
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/04/2013
» More than 300 residents from Prachuap Khiri Khan gathered in front of the Appeal Court yesterday to call for transparency in the case of slain environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn.
Mongkol blasts both sides in pay dispute
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/04/2013
» A former public health minister has called on rural doctors and the Public Health Ministry to hold talks to iron out their differences over the pay-for-performance (P4P) scheme.
Teen sex shame bears a heavy price
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/04/2013
» Dao had unprotected sex one night when she was 17 because her boyfriend felt too ashamed to buy a packet of condoms.
High alert against bird flu
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/04/2013
» Health units nationwide have gone on high alert against the H7N9 virus, a new strain of avian influenza, after it claimed its sixth victim in China.
Shacks offer little respite for refugees
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/03/2013
» A week has passed since the deadly fire at Mae Surin camp, but the frightening scene of the disaster still haunts 60-year-old Karen refugee Na Mu Ta.
Refugees tell of post-blaze trauma, despair
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/03/2013
» The deadly fire which razed Mae Surin refugee camp in Khun Yuam district has left many camp residents traumatised and in despair.
Activists demand rethink on blood donor HIV risks
Business, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/03/2013
» Aids and gender activists have responded to a video suggesting the Red Cross refuses to take blood donations from gays by urging it to screen donors for "risk activities" rather than "risk groups".
Health Ministry: Eat less salt
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/03/2013
» The Ministry of Public Health will launch a low-salt diet campaign at every state hospital from March 11 to 17 in an effort to reduce the incidence of kidney disease.
Same-sex activists draft their own bill for change
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/02/2013
» A group supporting same-sex marriage is drafting its own version of the civil partnership bill to guarantee same-sex couples equal marriage rights.