Meghalaya Health Minister visits NHCO Thailand to discuss public policy strategies Photo by NHCO Media Health Minister of Meghalaya, India, Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh visited Thailand’s National Health Commission Office (NHCO) on September 12, 2024. Accompanied by Mathu Ramachandran, Counsellor at the Indian Embassy in Bangkok, representatives...
17th National Health Assembly The NHA Organizing Committee has announced that the 17th National Health Assembly (NHA 17) will be held from November 27-28, 2024, under the theme "The New Wealth for Health" To enhance social participation from stakeholders nationwide and adapt to the new normal,...
Participatory public policies: A key to evidence-based policymaking Photo by EPHP2024 organizing committee The National Health Commission Office (NHCO) Thailand emphasized the importance of participatory public policy tools in linking evidence to policy during the "Bringing Evidence to Public Health Policy" (EPHP) 2024 Conference at the Indian...
Challenges faced by the Thai health system at the local level Source: https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/health/well-being/1138327 Photo Credit: https://www.hfocus.org/content/2018/05/15874 The transfer of public health service missions to the Local Government Organization (LGO), following the Decentralization Plan and Procedure Act, has seen Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospitals (SHPH) and Chaloem Phrakiat Health Stations...
Health Assembly in Thailand and Tamil Nadu, India Source AHI, Japan (https://ahi.sub.jp/eng/archives/6661 ) Asian Health Institute (AHI), Japan and ILDC alumni co-organized the online learning session called Chika-Chika on Health Assembly for social participation in Health Policy which focused on the case of Thailand Health Assembly and...
HiAP – A Tool for promoting equity by tackling root courses of health disparities Writer: Danielle Thonton, St. Catherine University, Minnesota, USA Editor: Khanitta Saeiew, NHCO Thailand The concept of Health in All Policies (HiAP) emerges as a crucial strategy for addressing health disparities and promoting health equity...
Public Policy Recommendations for Well-Being of PRIDE Youth in Buriram Province Thailand Writer: Khanitta Saeiew, Rattana Oebking, Chalalai Juntavadee, NHCO Thailand Editor: Danielle Thornton, St Catherine University, Menisota, USA The Thai Senate approved an equal marriage law on June 18, 2024, making Thailand the first nation in ASEAN...
World Health Assembly, Member States endorsed Thailand’s “Social Participation Resolution” push Source: https://theactive.net/news/publichealth-20240601/ Photo : NHCO, Thailand and WHO Edited by: Danielle Thornton and Khanitta Saeiew At the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, Thailand's resolution on "Social Participation for UHC, Health and Well-being" lead, was officially endorsed. With...
Government urged to back people calls for social participation Source: https://theactive.net/news/public-policy-20240608/ Photo : NHCO, Thailand and WHO Edited by: Danielle Thornton and Khanitta Saeiew The World Health Assembly has officially endorsed a resolution on social participation. The public sector emphasized its effectiveness, acknowledging that while it may take time,...
Regional Director WHO SEAR met NHCO Thailand On June 13, 2024, Ms. Saima Wazed, Regional Director World Health Organization South-East Asia Region - WHO SEARO and Dr Jos Vandelaer, WHO Representative to Thailand met Dr. Suthep Petchmark, Secretary-General of National Health Commission and his team at...