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Shippers offer mixed review of government
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/07/2025
» Dhanakorn Kasetrsuwan, chairman of the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC), assessed the government's performance over the past year by categorising progress in three groups: achievements, pending tasks, and areas of concern.
‘Gold card’ healthcare now covers cancer patients’ transport costs
Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2025
» Free transport services are now available to cancer patients seeking certain advanced treatments under Thailand’s universal healthcare programme, the government has announced.
NHSO gives approval for hiring of 18,000 carers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2025
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) board has approved the hiring of 18,000 carers to assist over 100,000 dependent patients nationwide under a programme financed by the economic stimulus fund.
Beacon of hope in diabetes fight
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/07/2025
» Nestled in the heart of the Northeast, the small district of Phon Sawan may seem an unlikely battleground in the country's fight against chronic illness.
Rethink condom access in schools
Editorial, Published on 13/07/2025
» An initiative to give away free condoms in schools has always been a flashpoint for controversy, igniting fervent debate across society.
Give homeless better access to care, govt urged
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/07/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has been urged to tackle long-standing barriers preventing homeless people from accessing healthcare services, even those legally covered under the universal coverage scheme.
Calls to improve treatment and access for people living with HIV
News, Published on 06/07/2025
» The Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+) has called on Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin to improve the universal coverage scheme, otherwise known as the gold card scheme, to ensure broader access to healthcare for people with HIV/Aids.
Is being born as an LGBTI person a medical issue?
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 30/06/2025
» June is a propitious time to remember the history of lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and their struggles to overcome discrimination and violence. One of the difficulties confronting them throughout the ages has been how the medical sector and related science view them, and how they should be treated by medical classifications. What is the situation today both locally and globally?
Thailand expands universal healthcare to include hormone therapy for LGBTQ+
Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has approved a 145-million-baht healthcare benefit to provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and gender-diverse individuals under the country’s 30-baht universal healthcare scheme.
Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao Urges Ethical AI Future
Published on 27/06/2025
» Bangkok, June 26, 2025 – The 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, held from 24–27 June in Bangkok, brought together over 800 leaders, experts, and scholars from UNESCO’s 194 member states to explore ethical frameworks for the future of AI.