Most Thai patients unaware of the right to refuse treatment, writes by Penchan Charoensuthipan, Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay, Credited : https://www.bangkokpost.com People with terminal illnesses need to be made aware that they have the right not to spend their final days hooked to a machine...
Source : PRATCH RUJIVANAROM, THE NATION, 26 April 2019 Photo credit : https://www.pexels.com/photo/left-human-injected-with-hose-on-white-textile-1243364 EVERYBODY HAS the right to die a good death by choosing palliative care in their last years, but nobody can opt for euthanasia, medical experts said. The widely publicised story of a young Thai man, who...
The Songkarn festival and Health Charter for Mon people to conserve their wisdom and values Source: Khaosod Credit Photo https://www.thairnews.com The Phutthamonthon Buddhist Park in Nakhon Pathom province is a venue where Thai people of Mon origin gather to celebrate their Songkran festival or water festival. The people...
Five organisations to introduce standard in patient care as 450,000 Thai people die yearly and half of them pass away at hospitals Source: http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/news/detail/799947 Credit photo https://pixabay.com/en/people-adult-indoors-care-diagnose-3167294/ Five governmental and academic organisations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to define palliative care services in Thailand. The movement...
A health network launch campaign “stop substandard water vending machines” in Bangkok. Source : National Health Commission Office (NHCO) Thailand Photo credit : https://pixabay.com/en/users/ExplorerBob-3093227/ A health network plans a large-scaled campaign to attach labels to substandard water vending machines in Bangkok to draw public attention to the quality of...
ACADEMICS yesterday urged the government to ban the chemical paraquat in Thailand as it has been scientifically linked to sickness, food contamination and problems with child development. Source : national March 22, 2018 By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM , THE NATION Photo Credit : https://pixabay.com/en/users/strecosa-124319/ During a seminar at the National Health Commission...
Health Charter for Buddhist Monks, established healthy monks, temples and happy communities in 10 years Source: Matichon Online : https://www.matichon.co.th/news/778109 Photo Credit : https://pixabay.com/en/users/suc-379056/ Buddhist monks nationwide are ready to implement the 2017 Health Charter for Buddhist Monks for the good health of monks and communities nationwide. Its implementation...
The National Health Commission is promoting participatory public policies based on 4PW and is confident that well-being can be realised nationwide as 174 participatory public policies have been implemented effectively in the country. The National Health Commission had its 6/2560 meeting at Government House on November...
Towards the next decade of Thailand’s National Health Assembly: scaling it up to support the National Reform and linking health with environment and social issues. The Thailand National Health Assembly (NHA) has become a tool to synergize all sectors to solve unsolved problems despite having policies...
Policymakers of the Ministry of Interior and the National Health Commission Office (NHCO) are coordinating efforts to reduce the risks of public disasters. Grisda Boonrach, permanent secretary for interior, and Dr. Poldej Pinprateep, secretary-general of the National Health Commission, co-chaired a meeting on public policies on...