"HEALTHCARE"

Bangkok– The Healthcare Accreditation Institute (Public Organization); the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University; the Thai Oncology Nurse Society; the Infusion Nurse Network of Thailand; B.Braun (Thailand) Ltd.; and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH joined forces to present the accomplishments of the “Improving Occupational Safety and Health of Healthcare Workers in Public Hospital in Thailand” project at the recent project conclusion meeting.

Healthcare systems in some parts of the United States are in "dire straits" as unvaccinated people fill up hospitals, says Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Western European embassies, including the United States, issued a joint statement on July 23 urging the authorities to provide better health care to detainees in prisons.

More than Bt1 billion flowed into global healthcare equity funds as they gained positive sentiment from news of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Pheu Thai Party’s chief strategist Sudarat Keyuraphan has urged the government to quickly solve the problem arising from the National Health Security Office (NHSO) cancelling service contracts with 64 clinics and hospitals in Bangkok for alleged overbilling.

Eighteen community clinics in Bangkok found to have embezzled money from the universal healthcare budget will be punished, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said today.

Thonburi Bamrungmuang Hospital today (January 21) launched four new medical centres, aiming to double its revenue within the fiscal year 2020 by targeting both Thai and foreign patients while drawing strengths from disruptive medical technology. The hospital, under the management of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG), is a six-star healthcare centre in the heart of Bangkok. 

BROKEN BOW, Neb. - She had been waiting more than a week for the black ice to melt and the farm roads to clear, but Marlene Kennedy, 84, was unwilling to wait any longer.

Speaking to the UN, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday morning (New York time) attributed Thailand’s success in providing public health services to the universal healthcare policy.

Laos has been increasingly successful in protecting people’s right to healthcare with the majority of the population now having greater access to better quality health services, according to its Minister of Health, Assoc Professor Dr Bounkong Syhavong.

Since Thailand has about 1,000 state hospitals and at least 15,000 pharmacies – with more than 4,800 in Bangkok – it is only sensible to merge the two together so patients being treated under the Universal Healthcare Coverage can have their prescriptions filled at a local pharmacy instead of having to queue at over-crowded state hospitals.

The newly formed government has promised a bright future for medical cannabis in Thailand, after pledging to move forward with the medical cannabis policy to ensure access to cannabinoid medicines and also give people the right to grow cannabis legally at home.