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	There are five NGO representatives on NHSO&rsquo;s 31-member board, but they have all shunned the upcoming selection process.&nbsp;</div>
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	&ldquo;We have refused to sit on the selection committee because we see no reason as to why the board resolved not to endorse Dr Prateep Dhanakijcharoen for the post,&rdquo; Saree Aongsomwang, one of the NGO members on the board, said on Monday.&nbsp;</div>
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	On July 4, Prateep emerged as the sole candidate for the top NHSO post, but the board voted 14:13 not to endorse him.&nbsp;</div>
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	Prateep, a former NHSO deputy secretary-general, has now taken the case to court.&nbsp;</div>
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	Under the law, the members of the selection committee must come from five sectors. So, in response to the NGO representatives&rsquo; protest against the new selection process, the board decided yesterday to get representatives from local administrative bodies to join the selection committee instead.&nbsp;</div>
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	&ldquo;We believe this approach should be okay. We hope the new selection process will find the most suitable person for the post,&rdquo; Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said yesterday in his capacity as chairperson of the NHSO board.&nbsp;</div>
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NGOs shun NHSO chief selection process

The representatives of non-governmental organisations have refused to sit on a committee tasked with selecting a new secretary-general for the National Health Security Office (NHSO).