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Mother-to-baby HIV transmission 'wiped out'
Online Reporters, Published on 08/06/2016
» Thailand has been officially certified free of the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mothers to their children, making it the first country in Asia and among the first in the world where the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV has fallen below 2 per cent.
Mum-child HIV infection falls to 1.91%
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/06/2016
» Thailand will focus on teenagers and migrants to further decrease the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV after the country was certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being free of such transmissions.
Ministry confirms 2 babies Zika-infected
News, Published on 01/10/2016
» The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that two babies born in Thailand with abnormally small heads were infected with the Zika virus.
Department faces uphill battle in fight against STDs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2016
» The number of syphilis patients in Thailand doubled between 2005 and 2014 to more than 3,000, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said, a stark reminder of the challenge the government faces as it looks to draft a five-year plan to combat the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
HIV stigma 'hinders fight against virus'
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/03/2017
» Stopping discrimination against people with HIV/Aids is a key tool in reducing the spread of the disease, experts say.
Bid to reduce HIV infection in babies
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/03/2017
» Thailand aims to cut the transmission rate of HIV from mother-to-child to less than 1% within the next three years.
Six locals a day get HIV, says City Hall
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/02/2018
» More than 2,000 people in Bangkok are new HIV infected person each year, or around six people a day, according to City Hall's Health Department.
Floods of foreign boats bedevil reform
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya will meet officials after the Songkran holidays to address a fresh dispute over allegedly illegal fishing caused by trawlers whose ownership is unclear.
Inter-faith relations on a knife-edge
News, Published on 19/05/2018
» State-initiated projects aimed at bridging cultural and ethnic gaps between people of different religions in the far South, a region still wracked by separatist-led violence, are making headway by tackling some of the most divisive issues, according to local officials.
DDC warns of syphilis upswing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2019
» The rate of syphilis infection among Thai teens and young adults is rising at an alarming rate, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).