BANGKOK, Dec 12 — Health officials throughout Thailand have been alerted to the possibility of a renewed outbreak of H5N1 virus as temperatures in the country continue dropping during the ongoing winter season, said Dr Paichit Varachit, Permanent Secretary for Public Health. Cold weather is now affecting a number of areas in Thailand, allowing the […]
BANGKOK, 1 December 2010 (NNT) – As December 1st. has been designated the World Aids Day, several events aimed at raising awareness of the danger of Aids were held throughout Thailand today. Highlighting the events held nationwide were demonstrations on how to use condoms; the demonstrations were aimed at urging Thais to have safe sex […]
BANGKOK, 23 November 2010 (NNT) – As World Aids Day, set for December 1st, is approaching, the Thai Red Cross Society has just announced that more Thais have come down with Aids, with gays facing the highest risk of contracting the deadly virus. According to the Red Cross Society, 26 percent of sexually active gays […]
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has warned of a widespread return of the 2009 flu virus after reports that two people in Lop Buri and Nonthaburi provinces died from the infection of the type-A (H1N1) virus last week, raising the death toll for this year to 57. About 260 people have been hit with the flu-like […]
BURI RAM, 11 September 2010 (NNT) – Over 2,300 residents of Buri Ram province have caught dengue fever while the Ministry of Public Health is deploying village health volunteers to help combat the disease in local communities. Buri Ram Provincial Public Health Officer MD Sompong Jarungjittanuson stated that the outbreak of dengue fever in the […]
Around the world, malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes, is the most significant parasitic disease of humans and claims the lives of more children worldwide than any other infectious disease. Most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, 98% of malaria infections, approximately 243 million cases every year, occur in Africa. An estimated 863,000 malaria deaths are among children in […]
BANGKOK, 29 August 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has asked people to take extra precautions against flood-related diseases during the rainy season, and to keep themselves warm to prevent seasonal flu infection. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit stated after the opening ceremony of a new building at Yasothon hospital that it is […]
The outbreak of dengue fever in Thailand this year has reached a critical point, surging at an alarming rate, due to increase in the number of disease-bearing mosquitoes. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the number of patients infected between January and August this year has gone up by 83% year-on-year. 54,592 people have […]
