Prayut tells UN universal healthcare behind public health success

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Prayut tells UN universal healthcare behind public health success

By The Nation

 

 

Speaking to the UN, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday morning (New York time) attributed Thailand’s success in providing public health services to the universal healthcare policy.

 

Prayut, who was in New York to attend the latest UN assembly, delivered a morning speech to a high-level meeting on universal health coverage.

 

He said Thailand’s success in providing basic public health services was based on the Kingdom’s universal healthcare system that covered almost 100 per cent of its people.

 

Prayut said the Thai government has invested in the people’s health for the sake of the country now and in the future. He said healthy people will be a force for the country’s development as it seeks sustainable prosperity.

 

The Thai prime minister told the UN meeting that universal healthcare could be achieved in any country if it has determination.

 

Prayut said Thailand’s universal healthcare is based on the three principles. The first is equality. Prayut said the Thai government had developed a system of universal healthcare so that all groups of people could access quality health services, and included health promotion, disease prevention and treatment of high-cost chronic ailments.

 

Prayut said Thailand will on October 1 expand its universal healthcare to cover the provision of anti-HIV viral drugs to at risk groups so they could avoid contracting the disease. That project was initiated by Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, the UN ambassador for preventing the spread of HIV for the Asia-Pacific.

 

Efficiency is the second principle, Prayut said. The Thai government aims to increase the efficiency of its universal healthcare by allocating 15 per cent of healthcare funds to health promotion, while also supporting the establishment of local healthcare funds.

 

The third principle is participation. Prayut told the UN meeting that the heart of the success was participation by all sectors in the society in line with the government’s policy that all people feel that they have ownership of the programme.

 

The prime minister also assured the UN meeting that Thailand is determined to continue to improve its universal healthcare services so that all groups of people, especially those in remote border areas, will have access to healthcare. The government would also draw on technology and innovation and technology to develop its universal healthcare services.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376628

 

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[Eric Loh]

I am sure he took time to credit the previous democratically elected governments with the introduction of UHC. 

[z42]

Where to even begin deconstructing the outright lies and distortions. He tried painting such a rosy picture that basically every point was untrue at some level.

 

If the hospitals were so brilliant, why did Toon Bodyslam feel the need to run 2000 km to fund the purchase of essential equipment?

[Robert Tyrrell]

17 minutes ago, z42 said:

Where to even begin deconstructing the outright lies and distortions. He tried painting such a rosy picture that basically every point was untrue at some level.

 

If the hospitals were so brilliant, why did Toon Bodyslam feel the need to run 2000 km to fund the purchase of essential equipment?

I think that the key is there heading forwards not backwards , In American and I can tell you MANY !! People do not have Healthcare in America because you have to pay for it and it’s unaffordable for most.

Social Medicine should be everywhere in The World PERIOD !! 

[outsider]

Just curious how much the speechwriter had to drink and smoke in order to come up with the nonsensical drivel for the Supreme Leader to read. Or maybe the team of writers wrote it as a joke and the Enlightened One took it as the actual speech before they could stop him.

[Sticky Wicket]

He'd reverse it in a heart beat if he could

The rich hate to think they are paying even one baht towards health care for the peasants

[worgeordie]

He must have forgotten it was a Thaksin policy,to introduce

a UHC...

regards Worgeordie

[Sticky Wicket]

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

He must have forgotten it was a Thaksin policy,to introduce

a UHC...

regards Worgeordie

He's getting very forgetful, first the oath and now this!

[Golden Triangle]

This prat is just unbelievable.................

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Prayut said Thailand’s universal healthcare is based on the three principles. The first is equality.

almost choked when I saw his comment... where did he learn the equality word

[sammieuk1]

Doubt he has ever seen the inside of a public hospital and defiantly never used one as for equality its zero for the poor ???? 

[Dexlowe]

13 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

almost choked when I saw his comment... where did he learn the equality word

Credit Suisse rates Thailand as the most unequal country in the world.

 

Meanwhile, back on the ranch, I wonder how far-flung public hospitals are doing these days in keeping staff. And I wonder how medical universities are doing with student enrolments.

[Bob12345]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayut said the Thai government has invested in the people’s health for the sake of the country now and in the future

And at the same time that very same population is being killed on the highways, by eating contaminated vegetables, and by breathing heavy-polluted air.

[KhunFred]

I was unaware that Thailand had universal healthcare and my girlfriend and her mother seem unaware of any such healthplan.

[yellowboat]

43 minutes ago, KhunFred said:

I was unaware that Thailand had universal healthcare and my girlfriend and her mother seem unaware of any such healthplan.

Thought Thaksin did some sort of B30 visits for the poor.   Is he still endorsing Thaksin policies ?  

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Posted 4 hours ago

Prayut tells UN universal healthcare behind public health success

By The Nation

 

 

 

Speaking to the UN, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday morning (New York time) attributed Thailand’s success in providing public health services to the universal healthcare policy

 

.....Introduced by Thaksin Shinawatra!

 

 

[madmitch]

3 hours ago, Mavideol said:

almost choked when I saw his comment... where did he learn the equality word

From Animal Farm, of course. Some people are equal but some are more equal than others.

 

 

[thaiguzzi]

4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

I am sure he took time to credit the previous democratically elected governments with the introduction of UHC. 

But but but Thaksin...........

[Vacuum]

4 hours ago, z42 said:

If the hospitals were so brilliant, why did Toon Bodyslam feel the need to run 2000 km to fund the purchase of essential equipment?

Have you any idea how much a sub is nowadays?

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

This prat is just unbelievable.................

No i believe he is a prat.

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai prime minister told the UN meeting that universal healthcare could be achieved in any country if it has determination.

And can be quashed in any country by a determined anti-populist government such as his own military government following the 2014 military coup.

https://kyotoreview.org/yav/thailands-universal-health-coverage-under-the-coup-detat-is-a-coinsurance-raise-good/

• the pro- vs con-30 Baht program arena has been even more heated after the 2014 coup d’état since the military government has taken side with the anti-30 Baht group.
• Although the size of the 30 Baht program budget is even smaller than that on defense, it is still often blamed as a government budget burden by conservative medical doctors
• One of the drastic changes proposed by the medical council is to replace the 30 Baht copay by coinsurance at the 30% rate.

[brianthainess]

4 hours ago, KhunFred said:

I was unaware that Thailand had universal healthcare and my girlfriend and her mother seem unaware of any such healthplan.

If you are Thai and registered in the province where you visit a govt hospital, it is only 30 baht which is what my missus paid for all treatment to have her appendices removed. some Thais think a private hospital is better for no good reason (status is all). especially if there is a falang footing the bill.

[Tayaout]

4 hours ago, KhunFred said:

I was unaware that Thailand had universal healthcare and my girlfriend and her mother seem unaware of any such healthplan.

When my child was born, I rented a private room in a public hospital for 5 days and it costed me 13,000 bath including delivery. My wife was reimbursed 100% 1 month later. 

 

Since then someome did call to try to sell her insurance but I asked why since it is almost free for her and my wife couldn't answer. I asked to see the contract but the woman on the phone tried to pressure us to sign-up without reading it lol. 

[tso310]

There's no doubt many new hospital buildings have been constructed over the last 4 years but not much good without doctors and nurses. They certainly look nice when your driving through a town but then I suppose thats their purpose.

[monkfish]

Did he mention civil servants get a better standard of healthcare than civilians? talk about equality.
maybe that's the Standard they are measuring or is it a mixture of the 2?

[NCC1701A]

close the airport.

[newnative]

7 hours ago, KhunFred said:

I was unaware that Thailand had universal healthcare and my girlfriend and her mother seem unaware of any such healthplan.

  They are unaware of it because it really doesn't exist in the real world of Thailand. Yes, perhaps if you break your arm it will be fixed at a nominal cost.  If you are an old Thai with no insurance and get something serious like cancer with a number of complications, expensive drugs and treatments,  and long stays in the ICU, you will find that a bill approaching 2 million baht can await you.  You will find that it's a struggle to locate a hospital to treat you, a doctor to operate on you, and a bed available.  The PM's speech was a total joke with no basis in reality.

[DrTuner]

12 hours ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Social Medicine should be everywhere in The World PERIOD !! 

Just call it what it is, socialist medicine. Somebody always pays for it. I'm fine up to a point with it, that point being basic and emergency care. After that, cough it up.

[recom273]

I’d have been happy to submit some photos for his presentation, people on trolleys in the corridors, people sleeping on the floor next to beds to care for their relatives while a few nurses (I use this in the loosest form, someone who carries a thermometer and changes the sheets) shuffled papers. Cats running around the ward. I was amazed at the equality in society.