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Health Information
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Thailand Health Profile
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Thailand Health Profile, 2001-2004,click here.
Report on Health in Thailand
presents the country situation on health system linking to various factors at
all dimensions i.e. individual, environment and its health system. The report
is also aimed at analysing impact on the
development of Thai people’s health in order that they will be healthy and
sustained within the current changing situation
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Thailand Health Profile, 1999-2000, click here.
This report on ‘Thailand Health Profile, 1999-2000’ is prepared to
present the current health situations and future trends in Thailand. In
addition to presenting health systems, the report also presents relevant
issues regarding the movement of health system reform and decentralization in
Thailand
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National
Health Development Plan
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The Tenth National Health Development Plan 2007 – 2011 click here
(Thai version)
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Globalisation and the world capitalist system have led
Thailand
to develop in a direction that lacks balance and good governance in the past
decade. The administration and management of the country which lopsidedly
stressed material development had caused fierce competition with everyone
striving for advantage over the other. The family, children, the elderly, the
disabled, the weak and the poor, are all neglected. The environment and
natural resources are exploited and destroyed, creating pollution in the process.
Because of this, the 10th National Health Development Plan has
shifted its development vision to make humans the centre of the development
effort. The goal is building a Sufficiency Health System based on the
sufficiency economy philosophy advocated by His Majesty the King. The key
principle of the Sufficiency Health System is that good public health comes
from having a good society; one that takes the middle path, adheres to good
morals and ethics, and uses technology appropriately.
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The Ninth National Health Development Plan 2002 – 2006 click here (Thai
version)
Plan 9 of the Ministry of Public Health is a health development plan
that defines the ministry’s responsibilities. Its strategic directions are
consistent with the vision of the Ninth National Economic and Social
Development Plan and the Ninth National Health Development Plan. The aim of
Plan 9 is to develop the entire health system, reform the administrative
system and mechanisms, establish universal coverage, enhance service quality
and human capacity, as well as improve the environment. Such development
fully applies the entire range of the strategic planning process – problem identification
and prioritisation, direction determination, organisation goals and strategic framework targeting. The
formulated strategies are then truly practicable and can be monitored and
evaluated in terms that complement the four national development domains:
economic equilibrium, quality of life improvement, good governance and
poverty alleviation.
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Health Policy in Thailand
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Health Policy in Thailand 2007, click here
This document presents Thailand’s
experiences in developing health strategies and policies. It identifies the
evolution of health policy, strategy, and population health outcomes. This
document also presents the recent report of the survey of women and
children’s health in Thailand
(Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey). Although Thailand has invested in health
for many decades and has achieved remarkable progress in nutrition and health
status of the population, the inequity in health still exists. In order to
achieve the Millennium Development Goals’ Targets in the year 2015, there is
a need to invest more in cost-effective interventions to reduce inequity in
health.
Dr. Supakit
Sirilak
Director, Bureau of Policy and
Strategy
1 August 2007
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National
Health Act, B.E. 2550 (2007)
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The National Health Act of 2550
provides a vivid image of the core and essential structures
of the desired health system in Thailand. Health is stated as the
ultimate goal of development and the dignity and basic human rights of all
people, and has been redefined as ‘‘a state of wellbeing in four aspects:
physical, mental, social, and spiritual’’. The rights and responsibilities of
individuals, the community, local government, and central government in
promoting and protecting health are well established. All determinants of
health equality and security have been defined in categories such as food
security, economic security, social security, political security, and health
care security. The National Health Act also aims to invite/ mobilize all
stakeholders to collaborate with each other in redesigning a new mind set for
the Thai health system. (Summary
sourced from the World Health Organization Bulletin vol.
81 no.6, Geneva 2003, Development of health impact assessment in Thailand:
recent experiences and challenges)
 Thai version, click here
English translation (unofficial), click here
Source: The National Health Commission Office
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International Health Regulations
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The International Health
Regulations (2005) or 'IHR (2005)' are an international law which helps
countries working together to save lives and livelihoods caused by the
international spread of diseases and other health risks. It aims to prevent,
protect against, control and respond to the international spread of disease
while avoiding unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade.
The IHR (2005) are also designed to reduce the risk of disease spread at
international airports, ports and ground crossings. Born of an extraordinary
global consensus, the IHR (2005) strengthen the collective defences against the multiple and varied public health
risks that today's globalized world is facing and
which have the potential to be rapidly spread through expanding travel and
trade. The IHR (2005) establish a new set of rules to support the existing
global outbreak alert and response system and to require countries to improve
international surveillance and reporting mechanisms for public health events
and to strengthen their national surveillance and response capacities. This
makes the IHR (2005) a necessary and very timely new public health
instrument, central to ensuring international public health security. Please click here
for the English version.
The Thai Ministry of Health shared its enthusiasm to
implement the IHR (2005). Together with WHO, the
Thai MOPH translated the IHR (2005) to Thai Language. Please click here.
More information on International Health regulation, please click here.
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Ministry of Public Health
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The official site of the Thailand Ministry of Public
Health.
Please click here
for Thai.
Please click here
for English.
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