Health Charter for Buddhist Monks, established healthy monks, temples and happy communities in 10 years

Story of the Month, 2018

February 7, 2018

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...

National Health Commission campaigns for participatory public policies

by Khanitta Saeiew

Story of the Month, 2017

January 15, 2018

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...

An extraordinary governance architecture: The National Health Assembly of Thailand

by Khanitta Saeiew

Story of the Month, 2018

January 11, 2018

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...

Ministry of Interior and NHCO join hands to reduce the risks of public disasters

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2017

October 25, 2017

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...

What happened in the 9th National Health Assembly Four missions towards ‘Thailand 4.0’

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2017

October 25, 2017

The 9th National Health Assembly was organised at the IMPACT Forum convention centre in Nonthaburi province on December 21-23, 2016. It was a platform for government agencies, academia, professions, private sector, civil society organizations and members of provincial health assemblies to share their views on local...

9th National Health Assembly to highlight four issues affecting quality of life nowadays

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2016

October 25, 2017

The 9th National Health Assembly raised four issues affecting overall life quality of the Thai people, namely water, shelters, Aedes mosquitos and preschool children, which will be on the agenda at this year-end meeting. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, President of National Health Assembly Organizing Committee, held a press conference...

Four Health Organizations’ confidence on “people oriented health region” that can integrate actions for health at the local level

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2016

October 25, 2017

Four health organizations, namely MOPH, ThaiHealth, NHSO and NHCO, kick-off the “People-oriented Health Region”. The four organizations join forces with other sectors to solve prevailing health problems in each area, reaffirming that the 13 Health Regional Committees must be ready for action by next February. During October...

Delegates from Bhutan interested HIA

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2016

October 25, 2017

Dr. Poldej Pinprateep, Secretary-General of Thailand’s National Health Commission together with Dr. Wiput Phoolcharoen and Dr. Dechrut Sukkumnoed, Chairman and Vice Chairman of HIA Commission welcomed Dr.Ugen Dophu, Secretary of Health Ministry of Bhutan on 12 September 2016. The delegates from Bhutan comprised Ministry of Health,...

Voluntary health assessments a good way to defuse conflicts: NHC

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2016

October 25, 2017

SUCCESSFUL examples of implementing the new health impact assessment (HIA) procedures in Lamphun have shown it is a good tool for encouraging people to find the truth and reduce conflict over development projects, the National Health Commission (NHC) has said. However, there were still some concerns...

The Bitter Truth About Sweet

by Pectcharath Kongvichienchep

Story of the Month, 2016

October 25, 2017

Recent study shows Thais are hooked on sugar, which could lead to long-term health concerns. It's widely accepted fact that Thailand is a nation whose population truly have a sweet tooth. Considering common dietary guidelines for daily sugar intake, which recommends only four to six teaspoons,...

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