Showing 1 - 10 of 12
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.
Thai-US projects get cash back
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/03/2025
» Cooperation between Thailand and the United States in health projects has resumed after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the lifting of the suspension order previously issued on projects' activities and approved reimbursement for expenses incurred during the suspension.
Dept urges TB screening to prevent spread
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/09/2023
» The Department of Disease Control is urging the public to get screened for tuberculosis — especially individuals with underlying medical conditions which could aggravate the disease — in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease among the population.
Vaccine researchers team up with US
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/05/2023
» Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has joined hands with the US Vaccine Research Centre (VRC) for vaccines against tuberculosis, including Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.
Equality at heart of health plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/04/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health has joined hands with the Department of Corrections and National Health Security Office to encourage safer practices among 260,000 prisoners countrywide by increasing measures to screen sexual and respiratory disease transmission, saying that the prisoners should have equal rights to medical treatment.
DDC detects three new cases of mpox infections
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/03/2023
» Three new cases of mpox have been detected in the kingdom. All three of the cases are male patients, and they are now being treated by the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, a medical institution specialised in treating infectious diseases, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said yesterday.
Push to overcome vaccine delays
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/03/2023
» Authorities are working to speed up the rollout of childhood immunisation programmes that have been delayed by Covid-19 for three years.
'No let-up' after Covid is downgraded: DDC
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2022
» Monitoring of coronavirus mutations will remain unchanged when the disease is downgraded to "communicable under surveillance" status from Oct 1, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Tuesday.
CCSA airs 7-day lockdown plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2021
» The pros and cons of a proposal that Bangkok be locked down for seven days to contain the soaring number of Covid-19 infections have to be weighed carefully, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) says.
Aid but no harbour for unwanted liner
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/02/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will give humanitarian help to the Dutch-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship, with over 2,000 passengers and crew aboard, but remains firm in his decision not to allow the ship to dock in Thailand as part of strict measures against novel coronavirus.