Tag: Sopon Mekthon
Thailand experiencing nurse shortages
The Ministry of Public Health has set a goal to increase the number of nurses in the country, stating that 36,000 more nurses are...
Authorities push for rabies-free zones in 2020
BANGKOK, 21 April 2016 - The Ministry of Public Health is accelerating its efforts to create immunity from rabies according to the goal set...
Health Ministry to start mosquito extermination Feb 14
NONTHABURI, 10 February 2016 – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has instructed it provincial offices to ready themselves for the mosquito extermination campaign....
Public warned of diarrhea during winter
NONTHABURI – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has issued a warning to the public on the spread of diarrhea during winter season, and...
Public warned on pneumonia in rainy season
NONTHABURI, 18 September 2015 – The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned the public to be cautious of the pneumonia disease during the...
64 die in cold spell, more than double last year
BANGKOK, Feb 12 – Thailand’s Public Health Ministry said this year’s unusually cold winter has so far claimed 64 lives, more than double last...
Public Health Ministry worried about possible dengue epidemic after Songkran
BANGKOK, 8 April 2013 The Public Health Ministry is worried that the country may be hit by a dengue virus epidemic after the...
Thai people told: “Eat less salt, care for your kidneys”
BANGKOK, March 8 – Eight million Thais, or 17.5 per cent of the population, suffer from kidney problems, according to the Public Health...
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Don Tan police smash window to rescue heartbroken woman in crisis
MUKDAHAN, Thailand – Police smashed through a window to rescue a woman who had locked herself inside a house while heavily intoxicated and distressed...
Sattahip examines 10-meter Bryde’s whale carcass found near Samae San Island
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Marine officials and naval personnel have examined the carcass of an adult male Bryde’s whale found washed against rocks off Samae...
Pattaya police show off AI crime system to parliament committee
PATTAYA, Thailand – A parliamentary police committee visited Pattaya City Police Station on August 18 to study ways of strengthening public participation in police...
Pattaya says no cones for private parking on public streets
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials are continuing efforts to keep public parking spaces open to everyone, warning residents and businesses not to use...
Pattaya officials intervene before homeless woman hurts herself or others
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers and police intervened after a homeless woman showing signs of mental distress was found outside a business on...