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Local doctor to receive WHO award
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2026
» Director of Umphang Hospital in Tak province, Worawit Tantiwattanasap, will receive the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize 2026 in recognition of his humanitarian service and sustained efforts to expand healthcare access for vulnerable populations in remote border areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
Foreign patients along Thai border saga 'overblown'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2024
» Reports of an unusual spike in the number of patients from neighbouring countries seeking treatment at hospitals along the border have raised concerns about the ability of the nation's public healthcare system to handle the increased burden.
P-Move hands PM list of 10 policy recommendations
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2024
» The People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) has proposed 10 policies, including land management for farmers, for the new government led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to adopt.
Hospital seeks meds help
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/12/2023
» A state-run hospital in the Umphang border district of the northern province of Tak, is urging people to donate unused medication prescribed for a past illness to help prop up waning supplies.
'Shipwreck' seen fishing off Somalia
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/01/2019
» A "shipwrecked" trawler that once belonged to a Thai owner was found fishing in Somalian waters, according to Interpol.