Permanent secretary for Public Health Narong Sahametapat has backed a push to outlaw these of all asbestos in Thailand. His stance has been welcomed by civil society groups which had been campaigning for an asbestos ban for two years. The PublicHealth Ministry, at the behest ofDr Narong,...
A deputy prime minister gave a green light to implement food systems management strategies that will integrate the efforts of concerned organizations to supervise overall food production processes that involve raw materials, farmers and operators in order to relieve consumers’ concerns following the findings of...
Situation: A survey on the health of Thai people based on their medical checkup found that some people did not realize they were ill. More than one-third of diabetes patients did not know that they had the illness and more than half of people with hypertension...
The secretary-general of the National Health Commission (NHC) said the cabinet approved guidelines for the prevention and mitigation of the health impacts of biomass power plants in accordance with the resolution of the 5th National Health Assembly. The cabinet assigned relevant organizations to implement the guidelines right...
Situation: According to a report in 2009 on 20 dangerous diseases threatening Thai people, eight out of top ten deadly diseases are non-communicable diseases including stroke, Ischaemic heart disease, diabetes and liver cancer. Non-communicable diseases account for as much as 73% of illness in Thailand. Regarding...