The Latest Breaking News from Public Health Ministry

Ministry checks health record complaints

The Public Health Ministry has reviewed 30% of 16,350 complaints over incorrect Mor Prom health records, with most cases linked to data entry errors.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

Healthcare decision-making to be streamlined, says minister

The Ministry of Public Health plans to streamline decision-making by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to ensure the universal healthcare system remains sustainable amid growing budgetary pressure.

Bangkok Post · Jun 17

Death toll of Hat Yai flood victims disputed

Rescue workers in Hat Yai district say the number of flood-related deaths is higher than official Public Health Ministry reports.

Bangkok Post · Dec 2, 2025

Call for govt to ban 'sly' alcohol ads

Anti-alcohol consumption networks on Tuesday called for a ban on the use of alcoholic beverage logos to promote non-alcoholic drinks, labelling it a marketing ploy to raise people's recognition of unhealthy products.

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2023

Govt to roll out new vaccine next month

The Public Health Ministry will begin the roll-out of Pfizer's BA.1 bivalent Covid-19 vaccine next month, according to Dr Thares Krasanairawiwong, chief of the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2023

Health ministry accuses rural doctor of inciting unrest

The Public Health Ministry has filed a police complaint against the Rural Doctor Society Facebook page and government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, with accusations of instigating unrest and posing a threat to the public health system.

Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2023

First Thai team arrives in quake-hit Turkey

The first Thai rescue team arrived in Istanbul on Friday while the Public Health Ministry announced its readiness to send an army medical team on Saturday, said the ministry's deputy permanent secretary Dr Narong Apikulwanich.

Bangkok Post · Feb 10, 2023

Kraken, Othrus subvariants 'more transmissible'

The new Covid-19 subvariants Kraken and Orthrus are considered highly transmissible and the Public Health Ministry is urging people with underlying conditions and the elderly to get vaccinated.

Bangkok Post · Feb 8, 2023

Haze returns with a vengeance

Haze pollution forced several schools in Bangkok to close on Friday as the Public Health Ministry reported more than 370,000 patients had suffered from illnesses caused by inhaling ultra-fine dust particles (PM2.5).

Bangkok Post · Feb 3, 2023

Covid situation improves, low infection rate in outbound travellers

The local Covid-19 situation is improving and the infection rate among outbound travellers is only about 4%, with vaccination stations for foreign tourists now open in 31 provinces, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2023