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Govt rolls out plan to eradicate rabies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/11/2020
» The government is adopting a four-step measure to root out rabies as the country aims to be the first country in Asean to eradicate the deadly virus, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Two rabies deaths blamed on 'complacency'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/07/2018
» Another two villagers in Buri Ram and Rayong have died of rabies, bringing the total number of human deaths from the disease this year to 14.
Talks held to make rabies jabs locally
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/07/2018
» Various state agencies are mulling the idea of building a factory to produce rabies jabs given the scandal over corruption in vaccine procurement from abroad.
Gold card scheme adds 5 vaccines
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/07/2018
» Five additional vaccines have been added under the state's Universal Healthcare Coverage (UC) scheme, widely known as the "gold card" scheme.
Hospital plan splits opinion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/06/2018
» A plan to transfer supervision of all 9,800 community healthcare facilities from the Public Health Ministry to local administrative organisations has yet to be implemented, after the ministry admitted it was a rather complicated issue.
Livestock chief transferred in wake of rabies scandal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/05/2018
» The cabinet yesterday approved a request to transfer Department of Livestock Development director-general Apai Suttisunk from his post, after the scandal involving the procurement of rabies vaccines before and during the former chief's almost two-year stint.
Rabies vaccine supplies run low as infections creep up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/03/2018
» More cases of rabies infections in dogs have been found in Buri Ram and Nakhon Ratchasima, while vaccine supplies are reportedly running low.
Ministry orders rabies vaccine probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2018
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Grisada Boonrach denied on Sunday reports of a transfer request by the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) chief following his order on Friday to probe irregularities in the department's rabies vaccine procurement.
Department cleared over rabies furore
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2018
» The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has cleared up alleged irregularities involving a company which supplied rabies vaccines to officials and was put under the spotlight amid doubts over substandard vaccines.
Rabies vaccine scandal bites department boss
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2018
» A vaccine procurement scandal that erupted amid the rabies outbreak has prompted the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to set up a probe to look into alleged irregularities.