Hospital graft claims 'unproven' The Ministry of Public Health has rejected claims of widespread corruption involving health promotion and prevention funds at community hospitals. Bangkok Post · Aug 8
Health ministry steps up weed enforcement rules The Ministry of Public Health has stepped up enforcement of cannabis rules, revealing the results of operations conducted since October. Bangkok Post · Aug 3
Ministry looks into Mor Prom data discrepancies An investigation into data verification and system errors within the Mor Prom mobile app will be mounted after more than 10,000 users lodged complaints regarding inaccurate medical records, the Ministry of Public Health says. Bangkok Post · Aug 3
'Por Thip' scam peril The citizenship-for-sale scheme is nothing new in Thailand. Bangkok Post · Jul 16
Six hospitals probed over birth-record scam The Ministry of Public Health has begun investigating private hospitals suspected of being linked to fraudulent birth registrations that may have enabled foreign-born children to obtain Thai nationality through falsely declared Thai fathers. Bangkok Post · Jul 15
“Voice for Her Power” Unites Sectors to Advance Equity in Breast Cancer Care The “Voice for Her Power: Empowered by Hope to Overcome Breast Cancer” alliance, led by the Thai Breast Cancer Community; Sabina Public Company Limited; The Sukosol Hotel Bangkok; and Novartis (Thailand) Limited, organized a collaborative initiative to pass on the voice of hope and ignite societal awareness about the importance… Bangkok Post · Jun 23
Thailand steps up Ebola screening The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to tighten Ebola surveillance measures after 10 travellers from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo entered Thailand and were placed under monitoring. Bangkok Post · May 24
Thai cannabis shops given 3 years to become clinics The Ministry of Public Health has announced moves to make cannabis use in Thailand for medicinal purposes only, allowing shops a three-year timeframe to convert into medical clinics in order to continue operating. Bangkok Post · Apr 3
'Bend It Like Beckham' for real as football legend joins students on the pitch in Doha Football legend David Beckham joined students in Doha for a morning of laughter, life lessons and time on the pitch as part of the Healthy Cities programme. Euronews · Feb 11
Cannabis shops face clampdown The Ministry of Public Health is pushing for a new regulation on cannabis before the next government takes office, with the draft now under review by the Office of the Council of State. Bangkok Post · Jan 7
At least 29 killed in Israeli attack in central Beirut At least 29 people have been killed in an attack on the Basta neighbourhood, according to the Health Ministry. Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2024
‘No one will hold Israel accountable’ as it targets medics in south Lebanon Israel is possibly committing war crimes by expanding its war on medics from Gaza to south Lebanon, say rights groups. Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2024
PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday said that cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of 2024. Bangkok Post · May 9, 2024
Govt to push artificial insemination to boost birth rate CHIANG MAI: The Ministry of Public Health will soon announce measures to promote artificial insemination among people wanting to be parents. Bangkok Post · Feb 12, 2024
Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2024 Ministry wants 'dust-free' hospital rooms The Ministry of Public Health says it plans to provide "dust-free" hospital rooms for at-risk patients in 30 provinces following a rise in the number of people affected by PM2.5.
Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2023 GPO signs vaccine pact with Korean biotech giant The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has bolstered its partnership with SK bioscience of South Korea to enhance regional vaccine security, starting with the production of influenza vaccines scheduled for availability next year.
Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2023 Germany donates bivalent Covid-19 jabs The Ministry of Public Health has received almost one million doses of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccine from Germany, which it plans to distribute to hospitals across the country in the next few weeks.
Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2023 Take care of our doctors Dr Napasorn "Puimek" Weerayuttvilai is known as an actress and singer, as well as an intern medical doctor at Rajburi Hospital. Earlier this month, after she shared on social media her decision to resign from the hospital, the issue of a shortage of doctors in Thailand became the talk of…
Bangkok Post · May 28, 2023 Industry up in smoke? The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by eight prospective parties on forming a coalition government could be bad news for advocates of the current freer cannabis policy.
Bangkok Post · May 22, 2023 Board of NBTC scraps telehealth Board members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) last week voted 4:3 to scrap the regulator's plan to develop the telehealth project valued at 3.8 billion baht on the grounds that the project is not in line with the objective of the NBTC's budget spending under its Universal…
Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023 Lowdown on the latest Covid variant XBB.1.16 Thailand recently reported 27 cases of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, prompting authorities to monitor its transmission speed and the ease with which it can escape people's ability to handle the virus in the wake of months, if not years, of vaccines and herd immunity.
Bangkok Post · Apr 17, 2023 Web-based app to track residents' health status The Ministry of Public Health has developed an application to monitor the health of residents in tambon Na Phra Lan, in Saraburi's Chalerm Prakiat district, due to growing concerns over air pollution from the area's limestone mines and concrete factories.
Bangkok Post · Apr 16, 2023 DDC to modify jab policy to cope with rising cases The Ministry of Public Health is modifying its Covid-19 vaccination strategy to handle the sudden increase in infections amplified by Songkran festivities.
Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2023 Protect our national data Last week, a hacker who went by the name "9Near" did not release the data on 55 million Thais as he had threatened.
The News Lens · Mar 24, 2023 Thailand’s Cannabis Policy Experiment Cannabis decriminalization is seen as a way to attract tourists, especially young adults, but conservative groups are questioning whether cannabis users are the kinds of tourists Thailand should want.