His Excellency Mr. Peter J. Th. Marres, Dutch Ambassador to Thailand, and team visited Dr. Amphon Jindawatana, acting secretariat to the National Health Commission, and the team at the National Health Commission Office. Both parties had the opportunity to exchange knowledge regarding health system reform...
The Health System Statute Committee held a meeting together with 6 other related committees. More than 100 individuals participated and comprised of senior citizens and participants from the academic sector, general public, government sector, and local administrative organizations to collaboratively draft Health Statutes before presenting them...
The Manpower Committee for National Health held a forum under the theme: "Doctor - Patient Relationship Problems" (presided over by Prof. Dr. Kasem Watanachai). The Manpower Committee for National Health was appointed by the National Health Committee with a duty to drive "The Strategic Manpower...
The National Health Commission Office had a golden opportunity to exchange experiences with a group of qualified Japanese individuals who played a vital role in tackling environmental problems in Minamata town. The group visited the office and attended an academic seminar on “Environmental Restoration and the...
The first meeting was held by the Health Assembly 2008 Organizing Committee and presided over by Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert. The 2008 Health Assembly Organizing Committee was appointed by the National Health Committee with the duty to draft official systems, conditions, and plans for the National Health...
The National Health Act can make a positive contribution towards achieving improved health for all. The first anniversary of the National Health Act, aimed at achieving equity in health, passed without fanfare last month. The Act, which emphasizes that good health is everybody's business, calls for...
An e-service system using Google Earth maps is being developed to show places where volunteers are helping distressed people throughout the country Many people want to join volunteer groups but don't know where to go. The map will help them find one. It's easy for them...
In this chaotic world, countless lives are struggling hard to make ends meet and to satisfy their endless greed only to find that they are trapped in a pool of suffering and in a the state of downtrend. One can find a hopeful light at the...
Sustainable Healthy Happiness: Healthy Communities in Society are the Pagoda's Base. It is not a tall order to establish heaven on earth or a civilized society. The significant turning point is to first start with the local community since it is the momentous substratum of...
Students of medicine at the Prince of Songkhla University are learning to get closer to patients to be able to treat them more effectively.About 200 hard-working medical students are spending their free time volunteering at hospitals. The Prince of Songkhla University students visit inpatients, chat with...