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High hopes for cancer control
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/04/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health is moving to draft Thailand's first Cancer Control Act, raising hopes for improved access to treatment, stronger prevention and greater equity in medical resources as the country faces a growing cancer burden and mounting healthcare costs.
Arsenic levels rising in Mekong
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/03/2026
» Civil society groups have warned that heavy metals -- particularly arsenic -- are gradually accumulating in sections of the Mekong River in northeastern Thailand.
Health ministry to limit some treatments, control meds
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health plans to limit certain treatments, expand telemedicine and tighten pharmaceutical management to cope with mounting resource pressures, as the Middle East war threatens global medical supply chains, permanent secretary Dr Somruek Chungsaman said.
Klatham, Democrat excluded from coalition
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/03/2026
» A new coalition government led by Bhumjaithai will exclude the Klatham and Democrat parties, sources say.
Illegal road in wildlife sanctuary investigated
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/02/2026
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin has ordered a crackdown on alleged abuses of authority in forest areas, sending officials to Mae Hong Son and setting a three-day deadline to clarify allegations against the head of Mae Yuam Wildlife Sanctuary.
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.
National Health Security Office defends pilot for strep vaccine
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2026
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has clarified its decision to pilot the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) before its general roll-out for children, citing budget limits.
Reports filed over water dump
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2026
» The government is taking legal action against a private contractor accused of discharging untreated wastewater and sewage into the sea off Jomtien Beach in Pattaya, Chon Buri.
Mahidol laureates call for global focus on public health
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/01/2026
» Recipients of the Prince Mahidol Award 2025 have called for global cooperation to strengthen public health security amid geopolitical uncertainty and conflict.
Communities join hands to save nation's wetlands
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/01/2026
» Thailand's wetlands are under increasing pressure from climate change and accelerating human activity, mirroring a global crisis that has already wiped out 22% of wetlands worldwide since 1970.