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Dengue death preventable
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/05/2023
» Dengue fever is a life-threatening disease, but most sufferers will recover if they receive a timely diagnosis and proper treatment. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case for the late Karen activist living in Phetchaburi's Bang Kloi, Gib Tonnamphet.
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Alert all to dengue threat
News, Editorial, Published on 21/06/2019
» Since dengue fever was first recorded in Thailand in 1949, the mosquito-borne viral disease has never been eradicated. It has become even more widespread, as in the first half of this year, dengue crept back into several parts of the country, triggering higher numbers of infections and deaths compared to previous years.
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Dealing with dengue, Zika
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/07/2023
» Concern over an increase in mosquito-borne disease cases deserves more attention from our government and broader society.
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Fighting the Zika threat
News, Editorial, Published on 08/03/2016
» 'The most dangerous animal in the world", declares a website focusing on science, is less than 1.5 centimetres tall on its back legs, and hums. The mosquito kills more than 600,000 healthy people a year; many experts put the toll at one million. These pests carry and transmit bacteria and viruses that sicken millions more. Malaria is the world's greatest killer disease. Dengue and chikungunya sicken tens of thousands in Thailand alone. And now, another mosquito-borne virus has arrived which is even more frightening.
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Health system in need of reform
News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2017
» Thailand's healthcare system is in need of reform to ensure its sustainability. In the past month, medical care became a social debate after a series of incidents exposing the weaknesses in Thailand's health system. From the financial crisis at state hospitals, the employment of professional nurses to the death of two young doctors in provincial hospitals, these issues exposed the weakness in the system.
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Perils of social media
News, Editorial, Published on 21/11/2015
» A series of falsehoods and careless postings that have spread through social media during the week should serve as a reminder of how important it is for users to be careful of what they decide to post online.
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