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Preterm births cause alarm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Department of Health (DoH) has teamed up with the Interior Ministry and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to cut Thailand's preterm birth rate to no more than 8%.
Push to reduce dropouts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/12/2025
» The government is intensifying efforts to tackle teenage pregnancy and prevent adolescents from dropping out of school through the Thailand Zero Dropout initiative.
Evacuees under rising stress levels
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2025
» Public health authorities have warned of mounting psychological strain among evacuees displaced by unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border, as the total number of people in shelters rose to more than 263,000.
Emergency medical teams now deployed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has deployed emergency medical teams to respond to escalating clashes along the Thai‑Cambodian border, relocating over 500 patients to safer hospitals and providing round‑the‑clock care for more than 147,000 displaced people.
Toxic threat sweeps all before it
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2025
» CHIANG MAI: The mountainous landscapes and cool, pristine air once drew visitors to Thaton village in Chiang Mai's Mae Ai district, especially during the high season from November onward.
Govt sounds alarm over rate of premature births
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/11/2025
» The Public Health Ministry has voiced renewed concern over Thailand's high rate of premature births, which currently stands at 9.91%, a figure considered high compared with global averages.
Herbal cures to treat sexual dysfunction
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/11/2025
» The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) has introduced a pilot programme at Phra Ajarn Fan Acharo Hospital in Sakon Nakhon to integrate two traditional Thai herbal formulas into holistic treatments for sexual dysfunction.
PM works on jab ties with S Korea
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/10/2025
» Thailand is securing long-term public health resilience and vaccine security while fostering partnerships in South Korea's biomedical sector, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says.
Border tactics need review
News, Editorial, Published on 14/10/2025
» The war of words between controversial activist Guntouch "Gun Jompalang" Pongpaiboonwet and Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit reflects the flaws in the army's handling of the simmering border conflict with Cambodia.
Kratom sales set to be banned close to schools
News, Published on 12/09/2025
» The ministries of justice and public health have jointly issued a regulation prohibiting the sale of kratom leaves and boiled kratom juice within 1,000 metres of schools in order to protect children, youth, and other vulnerable groups.