In the wake of Tuesday’s gruesome discovery of a large number of foetuses at a Bangkok temple, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit yesterday ordered a crackdown on illegal abortion operations across the country as well as on doctors performing unauthorised abortions. Acting on a presumption the foetuses were extracted through abortion, Jurin said his order […]
BANGKOK, 15 November 2010 (NNT) -The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health) has revealed a frightening figure, stating that drinking kills 26,000 people, an average of three per hour, each year. The report said deaths in alcohol-related road accidents accounted for one-third of all casualties. It also stated that the number of teenagers, aged 15-19, […]
BANGKOK, Oct 30 — The number of people who have perished in the floods now ravaging Thailand has risen to 101, with health authorities keeping close watch on 168 others considered as suicide risks due to depression, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Saturday. Mr Jurin told a press conference that so far 90 […]
BANGKOK, 3 October 2010 (NNT) – The Thai Health Promotion Institute (THPI) indicates that nicotine content inside the Suvarnabhumi International Airport is still high, asking the Airport of Thailand (AOT) to make Suvarnabhumi 100% smoke-free. The Institute is currently asking the Public Health Ministry to set up rules to make the airport completely free from […]
New hope for HIV prevention ATLANTA : Further Aids vaccine studies will be carried out in Thailand after a recent large-scale clinical trial for the first time offered hope for HIV prevention by vaccination. Researchers are planning to conduct small-scale experiments as early as the middle of next year to carry on from the work […]
RANONG, 1 October 2010 (NNT) – Ranong’s Public Health office is concerned over the outbreak of H1N1 from Ranong students returning back from Bangkok during the school holidays. MD Thongchai Keeratihattayakong, Ranong Public Health doctor, has expressed his concern today over the possible outbreak of H1N1 in the province from students returning back from the […]
CHIANG MAI, 1 October 2010 (NNT) – Chiang Mai province announces its readiness to host the Great Food Good Health Expo between 6-12 October in order to promote awareness and concerns about healthy life style among the public. Mr Tassanai Buranupakorn, Chiang Mai Mayor, together with related organizations today held a press conference to announce […]
Border areas between Cambodia and Thailand have been free of the threat of war for years but remain home to another deadly foe – malaria, a disease that badly needs effective measures and cooperation from countries in the region to control, said the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, the situation on the other side of […]
