Manoon Makpol
Pattaya will cut spending on specialized public-health
programs by a third in 2012, putting only 16 million baht into projects for
diabetes prevention, the elderly and sports.
Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay
presides over the National Health Security Fund planning meeting.
At a March 14 National Health Security Fund planning
meeting, Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay said the city has outlined 22 projects
for 2012 with a budget of only 16.3 million baht. And, to date, only 10 of
the projects have been approved. Last year, 24 million baht was spent on
such programs.
Slated for this year are projects including diabetes and
high blood pressure prevention, health promotion through sports and elderly
checkups.
The National Health Security Office oversees and
allocates funds for programs targeting mothers and children, the elderly,
the disabled, the chronically ill and workers in high-risk occupations.