BANGKOK (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched its telemedicine program at Ratchaphiphat hospital in Bang Khae district, with mobile units to be deployed to various areas in the capital. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, accompanied by his deputy, Tavida Kamolvej, presided over the launch of the “Ratchaphiphat Sandbox Model.” According to Chadchart, the […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Thammasat University have launched the Social Telecare platform aimed to improve healthcare services for the vulnerable population. This platform is now being piloted at 89 hospitals across the country. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has announced the new Social Telecare platform, designed to help improve […]
Stay Healthy and Safe during your trip to Thailand General information about Health and Vaccinations in Thailand. The routine vaccines while traveling to Thailand may include measles, mumps, rubella also known as MMR, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines, varicella, polio, and flu. Please note that these vaccines are optional but recommended. – The Typhoid vaccine […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Mor Prom mobile application, initially developed to track Covid cases, is now being turned into a national online health platform. The app has continually seen added features and now boasts 32 million users. The Ministry of Public Health is collaborating with private firms to develop the Mor Prom mobile application into […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – An order by the Ministry of Public Health has been issued to prepare for a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic following the rise in infection rates from the BA.4 and 5 subvariants of Omicron. An urgent order signed by Permanent Secretary for Public Health Kiattiphum Wongrajit has been sent to public […]
The Thai cabinet approved an allocation of 8.45 billion baht from the Central Fund for the Ministry of Public Health today (Tuesday), to cover medical expenses for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, including procurement of anti-viral medicines, and risk payments and allowances for frontline medical professionals. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Traisoranakul, 7.7 billion […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Government agencies are now cooperating on digital transformation to improve public health and medical services. The campaign will include the establishment of a centralized system where patient information can be stored and shared between facilities. The National Reform Committee on Public Health recently joined hands with 12 government agencies to improve the […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – A British journalist’s account of a two-week stay inside a ‘hospitel’ in Phuket has drawn attention to problems with service and amenities for guests at such establishments, as well as questions about laxed Covid prevention measures. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) explains that the care of Covid-positive people staying in hospitels […]
