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'Systemic crisis' comes for schools
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 18/12/2025
» The education sector is facing a turning point as school closures -- once limited -- are increasingly signalling a systemic crisis.
Danone Thailand Delivers IDA Screening Tools to BMA
Published on 10/10/2024
» Danone Specialized Nutrition (Thailand) Co. Ltd. has officially handed over Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) screening tools to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), marking a significant milestone in Bangkok’s health initiative. These tools are set to play a vital role in BMA’s ambitious plan to conduct health checks across the city, with a particular focus on making non-invasive IDA screening more accessible for children. This step is crucial in the early detection and prevention of IDA’s long-term effects on health and brain development.
Govt plans policy blitzkrieg to boost birth rate from seven-decade low
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2024
» The government plans to amend laws to make it easier for single parents and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to have children and offer infertility treatment through state hospitals as part of a campaign to reverse a decline in birth rate to a seven-decade low.
Most want subsidised childcare, free education to spur birth rate: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2023
» A majority of people want the state to provide subsidies for childcare and free education as an incentive for Thai people to have one or more children now that the country has become an aged society with a low birthrate, according to a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
Familes exhorted to have at least 2 children, as birthrate falls
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/07/2023
» Each Thai family should aim to have at least two children to help halt the country's falling birthrate, Thailand's most senior health official said on Tuesday, which is the UN's World Population Day.
Teen pregnancy jump prompts implant push
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2022
» Births among teenage mothers rebounded last year despite dropping off in recent years, according to a study by the Department of Health.
Go forth and multiply, says anxious ministry
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/04/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday launched a matchmaking campaign to promote marriage and birth planning following concerns over the country's falling birthrate.
Govt plans new pension fund to support ageing population
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2021
» The government aims to create a new pension programme to support an ageing Thai population that will add about one million new retirees annually starting in 2023.
Elderly face increasing burden
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/06/2019
» Elderly women are at risk of becoming sole breadwinners and living below the poverty line. Moreover, this group will most likely leave "a legacy of poverty", according to population and economic research agencies.
Thai universities struggle to keep up
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/01/2019
» The year 2019 will be a challenging year for over 300 Thai universities as they struggle with two major challenges.