The director of Excise Department, Ministry of Finance, has confirmed the raise of cigarette tax to decrease numbers of smokers, stated Dr Nopporn Cheunklin, Deputy director of Department of Disease Control after the recent consultation. The higher price, the lesser smokers because cigarette is a sensitive...
Eight proposals formulated in the 1st National Reform Assembly were submitted to Prof. Dr. Prawase Wasi, chairperson of the National Reform Assembly Committee and Mr. Anand Panyarachun, chairperson of the National Reform Committee on 26th March, 2011. The 8 proposals include: 1. Fair and sustainable land...
Lichen survey is a simple technique of monitoring air quality aiming to raise awareness of local residents in Map Ta Phut toward their surrounding environment. After Green World Foundation had launched the “Air Detectives” project examining “lichen”, a small living organism in Bangkok in 2008, an...
Launched the Progress report on the Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action at Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2011. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC), the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly organize the...
At the 3rd National Health Assembly (NHA) held during 15-17 December 2010 over 1800 participants representing 182 constituencies within the National Health Assembly Network, namely civil and non-governmental organizations, academics and professionals, and government, political and state agencies, gathered in a participatory process to develop...
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the third National Health Assembly (NHA) on 17 December 2010, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said civil participation was necessary in the time of crisis. “The issue of health is not solely the role of the public health ministry, but the...
Turning Thailand into a regional medical hub, revived recently by the Abhisit government amid serious concerns over the effect on health care for Thais, was put on the agenda of the third National Health Assembly. NHA deputy chairman Surapote Suwanpanich said it was decided the issue...
A doubling of maternity leave from three months to six months is needed to promote breastfeeding, the National Health Assembly has decided. The third annual National Health Assembly (NHA) approved the motion on 17 December 2010 amid concerns about a decline in breastfeeding among Thai women. The...
Public health officials and family advocates are pushing for a law to control the marketing of baby milk formula which they blame for a decline in breastfeeding. The move received backing from the three-day National Health Assembly which began on 15 December 2010 . Once the...
The National Health Commission Office (NHCO) - as the organization being responsible for building the healthy public policies - has encouraged the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health and the Woman’s Health Advocacy Foundation to draw the Bill on Reproductive Health Protection B.E. … Seminar...