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Health dept urges premarital checkups
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/02/2026
» The Department of Health has urged couples to undergo medical check-ups before marriage, as early screening can prevent babies from being infected with sexually transmitted diseases.
Rise in HIV among young prompts 'safe sex' drive
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/11/2023
» A warning over risks associated with "safe sex" practices among Thai teens was on Monday issued after new figures showed a rise in HIV-positive youngsters.
Depts to work on surrogacy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/06/2022
» The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) are working together to suppress illegal surrogacy in order to change the country's sullied reputation as a hub for illegal fertility treatments.
Go forth and multiply, says anxious ministry
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/04/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday launched a matchmaking campaign to promote marriage and birth planning following concerns over the country's falling birthrate.
Surrogate babies stranded by Covid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/01/2021
» The Covid-19 outbreak has left many newborn babies of illegal surrogate mothers stranded in Thailand because of international travel bans.
IVF first 'Pavornvit' shows the way
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/12/2018
» Pavornvit Srisahaburi, a 31-year-old engineer and new dad looks like an ordinary guy, although the circumstances surrounding his birth were anything but ordinary.
Single sex marriage law on way
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/07/2018
» The Justice Ministry is expected to finish in September considering the country's first-ever Civil Partnership Bill to provide same-sex couples with similar rights to married couples.
Dugong population at 20-year high
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/02/2018
» The dugong population in the South has risen at the highest rate in more than two decades, says Kongkiat Kittiwatthanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre.