Bird flu could return to Thailand after the number of patients infected with avian influenza in neighbouring countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia, drastically increased over the past four months, health experts warn. The Public Health Ministry should keep a close eye on the possibility of cross-border transmission of the deadly H5N1 bird flu, Dr Tawee […]
BANGKOK, 27 April 2011 (NNT) – Nine hospitals along the Thai-Cambodian border have been closed temporarily due to the ongoing clashes while mobile medical units have been sent out to take care of residents. As violent confrontations between Thai and Cambodian troops continue, Minister of Public Health Jurin Laksanawisit reported that the operations of nine […]
Japan’s nuclear safety agency has raised the crisis level at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to 7, from the current 5. The agency told reporters on Tuesday that large volumes of radioactive substances that could affect human health and the environment are being released in a wide area. Level 7 is the highest […]
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will ask the Public Health Ministry and the Comptroller General’s Department to put strict controls on the medical benefit reimbursement scheme for civil servants. The move follows findings indicating two state hospitals in the Northeast spent an irregular amount of money on prescription antihyperlipidemics and drugs to treat gastroesophageal […]
BANGKOK, April 9 — The death toll from severe flooding and mudslides in Thailand’s southern provinces has risen to 63 as search-and-rescue operations continued by concerned officials, said Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Saturday. Meanwhile, he said, the urgent problem now facing doctors is that distressed victims may resort to committing suicide as they […]
Despite his health problems, His Majesty the King has been working every day from Siriraj Hospital, his youngest daughter says. HRH Princess Chulabhorn Valayalaksana made the comment during a recent interview with popular TV host Wuttitorn Milintachinda, better known as Woody. The second part of the interview will be broadcast on the “Woody Talk” programme […]
BANGKOK, 7 April 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has asked all hospitals nationwide to stay alert around the clock to deal with emergency cases during Songkran Festival, which is likely to begin as early as 11 April 2011 and last until 17 April. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit stated that he has […]
Illness – mostly from respiratory problems – has struck more than 20,000 residents in flooded provinces in the South. They are seeking or receiving treatment at government clinics, hospitals, or from mobile medical units, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday. Mobile medical units had made 667 visits to 18,378 patients seeking treatment for respiratory […]
