Thailand UHC in Action: Universal Access to Comprehensive COVID-19 Services by Thai and Non-Thai Population

Household food security and buffering mechanisms in Thai and non-Thai households in Nong Loo Sub-district, Sangkhla Buri, Thailand.

This was a cross sectional study to measure any difference between Thai and Non-Thai households in the prevalence of food security and the effect of state and local buffering mechanisms on household food security status in Nong Loo Sub-district in Kanchanaburi Province. Seventy-five point eight percent of 211 households (120 Thai and 91 non-Thai households) were food insecure. Non-Thai househol...

Defining the Benefit Package of Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme: From Pragmatism to Sophistication

Benefit package is crucial for implementing universal health coverage (UHC). This editorial analyses how the benefit package of the Thai Universal Coverage Scheme (UC Scheme) evolved from an implicit comprehensive package which covered all conditions and interventions (with a few exceptions), to additional explicit positive lists. In 2002 when the Thai UC Scheme was lau...

green tobacco sickness among thai traditional tobacco farmers, thailand

background: traditional thai tobacco (nicotiana abacus l.) is known as a non-virginia type whose mature leaf contains three to four times more nicotine than that of a virginia type. as such, the process of thai traditional tobacco production may lead to adverse health effects such as green tobacco sickness (gts). objective: to investigate the prevalence of gts and risk factors related to gts am...

UHC Presents Universal Challenges

universal access to hiv/aids preventive and care services

in 2001, the problems and hazards of hiv/aids have been debated by heads of state and government in who conference. they reported the hiv/aids status in their countries and explained their related activities. like other countries, iranian scientific mission described hiv/aids status in our country. finally, a resolution was issued and requested the members to observe the following points: 1. co...