Community Health Impact Assessment has been introduced to the affected villagers from gold mining as a tool to negotiate with the polluter. National Health Commission Office (NHCO) together with Loei Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development, National Economic and Social Advisory Council, Faculty of Medicine...
Khon Kaen University and National Health Commission Office were hand in hand to drive healthy public policy in northeastern Thailand, so called E-sarn, witnessed with government agencies, business sector, NGOs, and local administrative organization. A MOU for a close bilateral collaboration was endorsed by Prof. Dr....
Anybody suffering from terminal illness can choose to end their lives if they so wish, and their decision must be lawfully adhered to Dear Doctor, No need for resuscitation if my heart stops, or I can barely move any part of my body, when I...
Dr. Suwit Wibulpolprasert (Chairman of the Thai National Health Assembly 2008 Organizing Committee) and Mrs. Kannikar Bunteongjit (Deputy Secretary-General of the National Health Commission Office) led a team from Thai National Health Assembly 2008 Organizing Committee to join 61st World Health Assembly (WHA) during 18-24...
Vietnam Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health welcomed the visit of HIA 2008 Conference organizing committee and agreed to be a coordinating body for academic papers submission from Vietnam. HIA 2008 Conference to be held in December this year is not a one-time event, but...
How to empower many good deeds scattering around Thailand, so that to make an impact to the society. This question provokes National Health Commission Office to drive Humanized Thailand Strategy. National Health Commission Office invited 8 organizations to host the 4th Humanized Thailand forum, a...
About 1,200 contituencies, experts and observers will attend the Assembly. They were purposively invited from stakeholder form civic groups, state agencies, non-state agencies, political and academic institutions. However general public could register to openly join. The missions are to scrutinize and endorse 12 agendas. Those...
Despite of global economics’ downfall, Cambodia’s economic gained momentum by growing on average 9.4% per annum during 2000 – 2006 according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia. However, only people living in Phnom Penh enjoyed the benefit of economic growth. The rural people have...
On 12th of August 2009 Chiang Mai University (CMU) hosted a gathering of students and academics from all four regions of Thailand to raise awareness of student volunteering activities. The event was sponsored by the National Health Commission Office’s (NHCO) ‘Humanized Thailand’ programme, one goal of...
Since the emergence of the H1N1 virus creates worldwide great pressure on governments and ministries of health as well as WHO to make the right decisions and take the right actions at a time of great scientific uncertainty, the need for global solidarity on the...