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Jabs against pneumococcus seen as 'sound investment'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2026
» Thailand's leading paediatric organisations have urged the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to include the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the universal health care scheme, saying protection against severe but preventable childhood diseases is a sound public investment.
Coalition draft to be change basis
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/10/2025
» The ruling Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party has insisted the coalition draft is likely to be the main frame of reference for amending the charter, while reiterating that changes to the pillar Chapters 1 and 2 will be off-limits.
Uni condom project gains momentum
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/07/2025
» In the quiet corners of Kasetsart University's Bang Khen campus -- inside male toilets, the canteen's restroom, and student activity buildings -- an unusual yet increasingly essential amenity has quietly appeared: boxes filled with condoms.
Thaksin care drama carries risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2025
» A growing rift between the Ministry of Public Health and the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) has exposed tensions between professional integrity and political interference -- posing a direct challenge to long-standing norms that safeguard the independence of the medical disciplinary system.
Self-screening kit to help boost HPV testing numbers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/05/2024
» The Department of Medical Sciences is urging women aged between 30-60 to take part in routine cervical cancer screening after a report found around 10 million sexually active Thai women have never had a human papillomavirus (HPV) test.
Eighth case is Thai national returning from Qatar
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/09/2022
» Thailand's eighth confirmed monkeypox case has been found in a 23-year-old Thai national who returned from Qatar on Tuesday. Two more people are considered to be in an at-risk group, the chief of the Department of Disease Control said yesterday.
New monkeypox case is returnee from Qatar
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/09/2022
» Thailand's eighth confirmed monkeypox case is a 23-year-old Thai service provider who returned from Qatar on Tuesday, the chief of the Department of Disease Control said on Friday.
First cannabis drugs in three weeks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2019
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said hospitals under his ministry will be allowed to prescribe drugs containing cannabis extract within three weeks.
Fighting for our forests
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/12/2018
» Attapol Charoenchansa, the newly-appointed chief of the Royal Forest Department (RFD), says he will be making use of his 30 years of experience to expand the country's forested area and deal with those involved with deforestation.
Forest invaders recast as saviours
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2018
» A couple of weeks ago, a government committee was busy working in Chiang Mai's Mae Chaem district to introduce what it hopes could be a breakthrough to the age-old problem of forest encroachment, which has robbed the country of its precious natural resources.