The National Statistical Office reported that in 1994 there were 4 million elderly people in Thailand and they formed 6.8% of the total population. In 2013, the amount soared to 10 million or 14.9% and the figures are expected to reach 20.5 million or 32.1%...
Suggestions for regular checkups are medical advice. Checkup packages are advertised but their prices are quite expensive. Besides, most packages are unnecessarily large. People do not know how much their proper checkups should cover at different stages of their life because there has not been...
A policy proposal to the 8th National Health Assembly in 2015 to address a consumption problem that affects the well-being of Thai people is a policy to reduce the intake of salt and sodium to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The Thai Low Salt Network and relevant...
“The old and narrow paradigm of health issues as concerning only illnesses is outdated. We have developed well beyond that. The World Health Organization has praised the development in Thailand. The old paradigm cannot defeat health problems because knowledge and access to good services are...
Dr. Suriya Wongkongkathep, deputy permanent secretary for health, said the Ministry of Public Health together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the National Health Security Office, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the National Health Commission...