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Nurses oppose 12-hour shifts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/03/2026
» Nurses at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital have protested against the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council's new working hours which were set to apply at state-run hospitals nationwide.
Thai-built drones tested to speed medicine delivery to remote islands
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/03/2026
» Thai-built drones are being tested to deliver medicines, vaccines and medical supplies to hard-to-reach hospitals on islands, aiming to shorten treatment waiting times and improve access for patients in remote areas.
4 orangutans set to return home on Tuesday
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2025
» Thailand and Indonesia have finalised preparations to return four orangutans to their native habitat, following joint work under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites).
Vapes laced with anaesthetic on the rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/11/2025
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has warned the public that e-cigarettes are being increasingly laced with etomidate, a dangerous anaesthetic, posing severe health risks, particularly to the brain and respiratory system.
Ministry to speed up Pluak Daeng 2 Hospital work
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has vowed to speed up construction of Pluak Daeng 2 Hospital, which has been delayed for two years, to serve people living in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
State hospitals in search of more doctors
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/07/2023
» The work-life imbalance among Thailand's medical personnel needs a solution. The latest example came from a doctor-turned-actress who posted on her Facebook that her overloaded work schedule at a provincial hospital ruined her life so much to the extent that she quit the job.
Post-pandemic declaration this Friday, not endemic
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/06/2022
» NONTHABURI: The Public Health Ministry will declare the country to be in a post-pandemic Covid-19 stage on Friday, as the disease will likely cause only small and medium clusters from now, health permanent secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit said on Monday.
Endemic switch on track
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health is keeping to its original schedule of declaring Covid-19 an endemic disease on July 1 despite a forecast indicating an increase in fatalities, mainly among senior citizens.
Anutin: No serious side effects reported among kids 5-11
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2022
» Children aged five to 11 with underlying health conditions who were vaccinated against Covid-19 showed no serious side effects, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.
Moderna now due this month
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/10/2021
» Thailand can now expect to receive its first batch of the mRNA-based Moderna Covid-19 vaccine this month, sooner than expected.