Thailand’s Department of Mental Health expressed concern on Wednesday (June 12) that the number of Thai teenagers and young adults suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) is on the increase, citing the fact that youths aged from 11-25 years old accounted for 13,658 out of a total 40,635 cases calling its mental health hotline in […]
BANGKOK — Dengue deaths among Thais are up over 30 percent from last year, the health ministry said Sunday. Low awareness about the disease was blamed by one official for the rise in deaths, but infections have also spiked by over 50 percent since January compared to the same period in 2017. Full story: khaosodenglish.com […]
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reportedly appealed to members of the public to not feed pigeons in public places following concerns that they could be carriers of diseases beside posing a public nuisance. Informed government sources said many complaints have been lodged with the Government House by people complaining of the presence of huge flocks […]
The Diseases Control Department has urged the public not to panic over the report of a fatality from influenza in Uthai Thani province, noting that there have been almost 90,000 flu cases this year with only one fatality. DCD director-general Dr Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said today that a team of health investigators had been sent from […]
BANGKOK, 20 April 2018 (NNT) – A doctor at Bangkok Hospital has advised people to keep fit as the number of cardiac deaths has risen significantly. Deputy Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Bangkok Hospital Dr. Witoon Pitikueakoon urged Thai people to exercise regularly, get a good night’s sleep and quit smoking as more […]
BANGKOK, 4 February 2016 (NNT) – The Disease Control Department, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, is encouraging the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies, after statistics in Thailand have revealed that more than 300 teenagers each day are conceiving babies. Department of Disease Control Deputy Director General […]
A man from Oman who arrived in Bangkok on Friday was today announced by the Ministry of Public Health to be the second confirmed MERS- CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) case in Thailand. Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakonsattayatorn told a Press conferecnce this morning that the 71-year Omani patient received medical treatment for […]
BANGKOK, 17 September 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has warned the public to guard themselves against dengue fever, influenza and the hand, foot and mouth disease as they are particularly widespread in the rainy season. According to Director-General of the Disease Control Department Dr. Sopon Mekton, dengue fever has sickened more […]
