BANGKOK, April 3 – The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand (EMIT) reported 45 persons killed in the southern flood while psychiatrists have been dispatched to help flood victims. Jurin Laksanawisit, Public Health Minister said 19 deaths were reported in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 10 in Surat Thani, 9 in Krabi, 3 in Phatthalung and two each […]
BANGKOK, 31 March 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has launched ‘condom points’ to provide condoms and lubricants for people, especially homosexual groups, free of charge in an effort to cut HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country. Speaking in a national HIV/AIDS seminar this week, Permanent Secretary for Public Health Medical Doctor Paijit […]
Unseasonal cold weather in the North has killed more than 2,000 heads of cattle in Chiang Mai’s Om Koi district, with a sharp temperature drop to 7 Celcius degrees in affected areas in the past few days. Livestocks officials are paying inspection visits to farmland and cattle farms to advise handlers to prepare the animals […]
NONTHABURI, March 29 – Thailand’s Public Health Ministry on Tuesday reported that the cumulative number of people living with HIV has reached 1.1 million while about 10,000 others became newly infected each year with the deadly virus. Speaking during the 13th national seminar on the HIV/AIDS situation in Thailand, Dr Chawetsan Namwat, chief of the […]
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in southern Thailand have left seven people confirmed dead in Nakhon Si Thammarat and one in Surat Thani, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said on Monday. The minister said the death toll was confirmed by the National Flood Relief Coordination Centre. Mr Jurin said he had instructed the […]
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive contamination in sweet potatoes from Japan while the product’s import has already been halted. Following an inspection for radiation contaminants in food products imported from Japan during 16-27 March, the FDA reported that a sample collected from 75 kilograms of […]
Yesterday the Health Ministry claimed that China issued a national ban on smoking in all indoor public spaces. The ban is included in the government’s 12th Five-Year Plan. Also banned is smoking in outdoor public areas where pedestrians pass. The ban will begin May 1. China, with a third of the world’s smoking population at […]
Only 70 per cent of bottled water and drinking water from vending machines has passed quality standards set by the Department of Health, director general Dr Somyos Deerasamee said yesterday. “The problem lies with contamination. Contaminants include heavy metals and bacteria,” he said. Contaminated water causes various diseases including diarrhea and typhoid, he said. Only […]
