Thai National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEMS), ready to provide Universal Coverage, including foreigners

Toyota ambulance in Bangkok
Toyota ambulance on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Photo: Paul Sullivan / flickr.

The National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEMS) has confirmed its readiness to handle an expected increase in accidents during the New Year festival. The organization [Read More…]

Thailand has its first case of Deltacron, patient has recovered

Healthcare workers performing COVID-19 coronavirus tests
Healthcare workers performing COVID-19 coronavirus tests. Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The Thai Medical Sciences Department has detected the country’s first infection of the COVID-19 Omicron XBC variant, or Deltacron. The patient has, however, already recovered [Read More…]

Cabinet approves ฿8.4bn for COVID-19 treatment, frontline medical staff

Scientist working on ChulaCov19 COVID-19 vaccine
Scientist working on ChulaCov19 COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Chulalongkorn University.

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 [Read More…]

Government to Launch Big Data Portal for Healthcare Facilities

Bumrungrad International Hospital, founded in 1980 in Bangkok
Bumrungrad International Hospital, founded in 1980 in Bangkok. Photo: Bumrungrad International Hospital.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Government agencies are now cooperating on digital transformation to improve public health and medical services. The campaign will include the establishment of [Read More…]

Thai Public Health Ministry braces for more COVID-19 patients

Nurse preparing a COVID-19 vaccine jab at Bumrungrad International Hospital
Nurse preparing a COVID-19 vaccine jab at Bumrungrad International Hospital. Photo: Bumrungrad International Hospital.

Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit has issued an urgent order instructing state hospital directors and provincial health chiefs across the country to prepare [Read More…]