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National Health Security Office moves to fix strains on budget
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/10/2025
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO), which operates the 30-baht "Gold Card" universal healthcare scheme, is accelerating efforts to resolve budgetary challenges affecting inpatient services and will submit its proposals to its board on Nov 3.
Malpractice in uniform
News, Editorial, Published on 12/06/2025
» Reports of rotten apples in a highly regarded medical profession have managed to shock society, again. This time, a psychiatrist at the Police General Hospital (PGH) has been arrested for allegedly buying 15 million baht of alprazolam -- a controlled substance that can be used as a recreational drug -- to resell at inflated prices.
UHC needs more funds
News, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2024
» With a Shinawatra returning to Government House, seeing the lavishing upgrade in the 30-baht universal healthcare coverage (UHC) is unsurprising. Nicknamed "the Gold Card" public healthcare system, it was conceived in 2002 under a Thai Rak Thai-led government with Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister.
Govt to distribute free condoms to Gold Card subscribers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2023
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is gearing up to distribute almost 100 million condoms for free to subscribers of the 30-baht universal healthcare scheme who reach reproductive age this year.
Stores found overselling cough syrup
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/10/2022
» Police have raided a network of drug stores and arrested 20 staff for selling illegal amounts of cough syrup to adolescents to make a so-called "4x100" drug cocktail.
Move to end backstreet abortions
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/10/2022
» The government has taken steps to allow the national healthcare service to provide abortion services to young women who would otherwise have undergone the procedure in unsafe and possibly life-threatening conditions.
Uni's nasal spray to hit stores this week
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/09/2022
» A nasal spray developed by researchers from Chulalongkorn University which could help reduce the risk of catching Covid-19 will be available for the public to purchase starting on Oct 1.
Infections falling but will 'spike again in early 2023'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2022
» Covid-19 cases are decreasing in the country, said a Chulalongkorn University virologist who also predicted how infections will play out next year.
'Mor Prom' app gets big upgrade
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/07/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health is working with the private sector to transform the Mor Prom app into a new standalone digital health platform.
Clinics can give out new antivirals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2022
» The Public Health Ministry plans to allow private clinics to purchase and prescribe the antiviral medication molnupiravir to Covid-19 patients, as private hospitals already do.