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Funding dries up but Aids battle rages on
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 28/08/2025
» Kigali, Rwanda: The International Aids Society (IAS) Conference 2025 (IAS2025), held recently, in Kigali, Rwanda, provided a platform for Thai civil groups to reflect on how the US president's funding freeze will affect their work and the lives of those they are trying to save.
Manual for Muslims with LGBTQ+ kids
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 12/08/2025
» A new parenting guidebook titled "Faith, Family, and Pride: A Parent’s Guideline", has been launched to help Muslim parents in the southern border provinces raise LGBTQ+ children with compassion while still adhering to their Islamic teachings.
US funding cuts for Aids-HIV fight
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/04/2025
» Thailand's success in battling the HIV/Aids epidemic has been due, in part, to two major sources of funding from the United States: the US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
US' DEI curbs spark local fears
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump's recent executive order to dismantle US federal policies of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has startled Thai advocates on gender equality and anti-discrimination, prompting them to urge people to adhere to anti-discriminatory principles, particularly in the workplace, as a means to advance both business and the public interest.
Refugee’s death in Thailand blamed on US aid freeze
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2025
» A refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a US-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid, her family said.
Refugee healthcare challenges mount in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2025
» THA SONG YANG, Tak - A team of doctors and nurses battled to revive Adabi, an 86-year-old Myanmar refugee fighting long-standing heart problems and pneumonia, as her daughter watched tearfully in a hospital in northwestern Thailand.
Myanmar refugees discharged from Thai hospitals due to US aid freeze
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2025
» Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after United States President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.
SEAOHUN 2024 Highlights Global Health’s Interconnected Future
Published on 30/10/2024
» Global health experts convened at the SEAOHUN 2024 International Conference to discuss the essential interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. Hosted in collaboration with the International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH) under the theme "One Health in Action," the conference highlighted the need for integrated, policy-level approaches to managing disease outbreaks, with the goal of building a healthier, more resilient world.
Alert sounds over rise in malaria cases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2024
» Tak province has become a hotspot for malaria infections, and serious action is being taken to prevent further outbreaks, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction, report says
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2024
» Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong River, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on Monday.