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Prince Mahidol Awards 2012
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/01/2013
» This year's winners: community medicine strategy to fight "river blindness" roundworm in Africa & improved evidence-based medicine treatment guidelines.
Prince Mahidol Awards 2012
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/11/2012
» Community medicine to fight worm causing blindness in poor countries & guidelines for cost-effective medicine in UK, winners of this year's prize.
Mental health: Neglected in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/09/2012
» 20% of Thais suffer from mental health problems but only 3 million went to hospital & only 1 million get regular treatment.
Bacteria that no drug will kill
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2011
» Development of new antibiotics cannot keep pace with speed of drug resistance. Hospitals especially risky places.
World Hepatitis Day
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/07/2011
» One-third of the world has been infected with this life-threatening illness at some point in life. In Thailand, one in twenty.
Father of rural healthcare
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/06/2011
» As Dr. Sem Pringpuangkaew turns 100, a review of his life reveals a history of rural medicine in Thailand during the 20th century.
E Coli: Avoiding foodborne disease
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/06/2011
» No one knows when or where E Coli may appear next. Precautions in eating, cooking and hygiene are never too early.