Krabi has been chosen for the first elephant hospital in the country’s South to treat animals which have been injured while working in plantations and in the tourism industry. More than 800 elephants work in rubber plantations and at tourist sites in the southern provinces, but there are limited veterinary services in the area to […]
BANGKOK, 10 August 2010 (NNT) – The National Science Museum (NSM) joins forces with the UNESCO in Bangkok and the Thai health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) to launch the first ‘Sex Museum’ in Asian region as another preventive channel of adolescent pregnancy problem. NSM Director Pichai Sonchaeng cited the Sex Museum was founded with the aim […]
MOPH: Dengue fever spread a concern nationwide BANGKOK, 10 August 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has voiced concern over the spread of dengue fever in all provinces nationwide after the number of infections was found higher than last year by 83%. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit considered the ongoing spread of dengue […]
Thai health authorities are urging women not to wear fashionable black leggings to avoid attracting dengue fever-carrying mosquitoes. They recommend thick clothes such as jeans after a dengue outbreak. This year 26 out of 43 dengue deaths in Thailand were of people between the ages of 10 and 24. There have been 40,000 cases this […]
UBON RATCHATHANI, 8 August 2010 (NNT) – Over 800 people in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani have been infected with dengue fever; reported the Ministry of Public Health. Dr. Suraporn Loiha of the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Public Health, said 882 people have so far come down with the fever, two of whom already died. […]
One of Thailand’s most controversial and intriguing organizations celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Empower, which stands for “Education Means Protection of Women Engaged in Recreation”, is a non-profit organization with centers in Bangkok’s Patpong red light district, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Sai and Patong Beach in Phuket. It provides women involved in Thailand’s […]
BANGKOK, 23 July 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to upgrade 2,000 local public health centers across the nation to hospitals equipped with proper medical facilities. Minister of Public Health Jurin Laksanawisit said his ministry is aiming to raise the standard of over 9,000 local health stations across the country to […]
THAILAND – A draft law that intends to give pregnant students the legal right to take maternal leave and continue their studies after giving birth, is now attracting much controversy. While a survey on www.ilaw.or.th showed most respondents supported the draft law, prominent child-rights activist Wallop Tangkananurak said he was concerned the legislation would indirectly […]
