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Hospital funds squeeze weighs on minister
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2026
» A deepening liquidity crisis among state hospitals has intensified pressure on the new Public Health Minister to overhaul the universal healthcare system, as medical groups warn that financial instability is spreading across the country's public health network.
Thousands of fake health certificates to be annulled
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has ordered that thousands of fake medical certificates issued for migrant workers be annulled and legal action taken against the hospitals and doctors involved.
Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/02/2023
» The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by long-acting antibody (LAAB) vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, according to the Department of Medical Sciences says.
Sand mine project stirs up local dissent
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/10/2022
» A group of local villagers from the Kham Tanod community in Prachin Buri province on Tuesday filed a petition with the Department of Primary Industries and Mines in Bangkok against a mining concession held by a private company.
Ministry kicks off Pfizer jabs for toddlers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health kicked off the first round of Covid-19 vaccinations for the youngest demographic in the country on Wednesday.
Youngest children to get Covid jabs
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/10/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health will inoculate young children aged six months to four years old with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine starting next Wednesday.
Songkran boost for seniors
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/03/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health is aiming to administer a third booster shot to 70% of the country's elderly population ahead of the Thai New Year holiday next month, as they face a greater risk of infection and death from the coronavirus.
Department of Health poll: Fresh outbreak feared over New Year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2021
» Most respondents in a poll conducted by the Department of Health have expressed concern about another possible outbreak of Covid-19, especially the Omicron variant, if New Year celebrations continue as planned.
Haze to shroud capital until next week
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2021
» Haze is expected to choke Bangkok and northern parts of the country until Monday next week, due to changing atmospheric patterns and trans-boundary pollution from Cambodia.
Haze to shroud Bangkok for a week
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2021
» A haze is expected to choke Bangkok and the upper parts of the country until Monday next week, as changing atmospheric patterns are trapping PM2.5 dust particles and transboundary pollution from Cambodia over Thailand, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.