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National Health Security Office advances pneumococcal conjugate vaccine rollout for kids
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/02/2026
» A legal affairs subcommittee has approved a draft regulation on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), paving the way for its rollout as a new health benefit for children, says the National Health Security Office (NHSO).
National Health Security Office defends pilot for strep vaccine
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2026
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has clarified its decision to pilot the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) before its general roll-out for children, citing budget limits.
A model to keep multilateralism alive and well
News, José Manuel Barroso, Published on 27/12/2025
» Few would deny that there has been a shift away from multilateral cooperation in recent years. As the world becomes more multipolar, geopolitical tensions are hampering efforts to devise common solutions to shared problems, and rising nationalism and fiscal crises within many traditional donor countries are threatening the institutions on which multilateralism depends.
School meal programmes give food for thought
News, Gordon Brown & Kevin Watkins, Published on 23/01/2025
» When governments adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, they pledged to eliminate hunger and poverty. But today, as the SDGs' 2030 deadline approaches, a gulf separates their initial ambition and the reality on the ground. The 2020s are shaping up to be a lost decade for development -- and the world's most vulnerable children are bearing the brunt of this slowdown.
Slow response to mpox a wake-up call
News, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Published on 30/09/2024
» It feels like a movie we have already seen. A new viral strain is killing people in some of the world's poorest countries, and although vaccines against the pathogen exist, production shortages and regulatory barriers are preventing them from reaching those in need.
Forum discusses vaccine security
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2022
» Seoul: South Korea has shown its commitment to strengthening Asean cooperation by sharing its experience and promoting partnerships to secure vaccine security in the region but further cooperation is still critical in effectively dealing with possible future outbreaks, according to Cho Hyun-dong, the country's Vice Foreign Affairs Minister.
Climate crisis also a health threat
News, Seth Berkley & Werner Hoyer, Published on 07/12/2022
» The latest Lancet Countdown report, which monitors the health consequences of climate change, highlights the need to prepare for future calamities. Even as Covid-19 continues to spread, a recent study suggests that the likelihood of another pandemic increases by 2% each year. In the coming decades, the interplay between the climate crisis and public health could create a perfect storm of global devastation and disruption.
Thailand to donate 3.5m Covid jabs to six countries
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2022
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) yesterday approved a proposal to donate up to 3.55 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Japan to donate more doses
News, Reuters and Bangkok Post, Published on 15/09/2021
» TOKYO: Japan said yesterday it will donate an additional 1.3 million AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and its other Asian neighbours, including 300,000 doses to Thailand.
B9bn injection for Pfizer shots
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2021
» The cabinet has approved 9.3 billion baht for funding an already signed contract to procure 20 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines and acknowledged a proposal to purchase 10 million more doses of the same mRNA vaccine.