WHO Praises Thailand’s Strength in Handling COVID-19

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu. File photo

 

by Paul Rujopakarn
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), recently sent a letter to Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to thank him for championing the Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR).

 

The letter also informed Minister Anutin that Thailand has been instrumental as one of the first countries in the world to pilot the UHPR initiative for public health emergencies and its handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

 

The WHO chief highlighted many of Thailand’s critical assets that were key to safeguarding and assisting its population and residents during the pandemic.

 

These included enacting decisive national policies, maintaining an effective public healthcare and health insurance system with a dedicated workforce, innovative approaches to advancing health, and promoting multisectoral coordination between the government, private sector, and civil society.

 

Dr. Tedros noted that WHO members were particularly responsive to the presentation of Thailand’s performance to the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2022. Thailand is now cited as a guideline model for WHO members to follow in preparation for emerging diseases.

 

The WHO is currently updating its technical package based on information obtained via the UHPR initiative, with the WHO Technical Advisory Group to produce recommendations for improving and simplifying its working methods.

 

Minister Anutin said that the impact of covid-19 has reflected the fact that the global community didn’t prepare for such an outbreak. The lack of financial investment to respond to the pandemic is part of the issue.

 

The 12th APEC’s High-Level Meeting on Health and Economy between August 25-26 this year has reached solutions for health and economy balance by focusing on health system investment, health security, and universal health coverage.

 

Vaccine development and digital health technology are also key elements to coping with unpredictable outbreaks in the future.

 

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221113110534631

 

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[Bim Smith]

Corrupt Tedros heaping praise on Thailand for closing its borders and sending millions into poverty and debt and now thousands of more excess deaths not related to the virus just as we are seeing in Europe the US the UK and all other highly vaxxed nations. Enough said 

[TheFishman1]

I’m surprised there’s no mention of the millions of dollars spent on his Chinese vaccines that Many countries proved was pretty much useless TIT

[ikke1959]

He forgot to mention the good behavior of the Thai population in wearing masks

[RichardColeman]

One corrupt organisation praising another !

[Eleftheros]

"WHO Praises Thailand’s Strength in Handling COVID-19"

 

A pity that nobody could possibly give the same praise to the WHO.

[Lucky Bones]

Ah, the self-appreciation society resurfaces.????????

[NorthernRyland]

LOL everyone got it and the government destroyed the economy by closing borders for over a year. Not to mention the cost of needless COVID prevention measure. Total fail.

[hotandsticky]

26 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

LOL everyone got it and the government destroyed the economy by closing borders for over a year. Not to mention the cost of needless COVID prevention measure. Total fail.

But wasn't it just a lovely time to be here.

[LarryB]

Are they still looking for a puppet administration in SEA? 

[jacko45k]

28 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

LOL everyone got it and the government destroyed the economy by closing borders for over a year. Not to mention the cost of needless COVID prevention measure. Total fail.

Thailand did far far better than most of the 1st world countries and quite a number of 3rd world ones. I think I was fortunate to be here rather than my country of origin. 

[Rimmer]

A misleading post also a troll post and a reply have been removed

[Elkski]

Yes who would praise Thailand?

[huangnon]

Thailand no doubt a signatory nation to the WHO's global "Pandemic Response Treaty".

Meaning they can overrule sovereign nations in imposing lockdowns, digital ID's, etc., in response to any new "pandemic" they deem serious enough to do this:

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Through these amendments, the WHO, with the support of the U.S., appears to be responding to roadblocks that China erected in the early days of covid. This is a legitimate concern. But the net effect of the proposed amendments is a shift of power away from sovereign states, ours included, to unelected bureaucrats at the WHO. The thrust of every one of the changes is toward increased powers and centralized powers delegated to the WHO and away from member states.

Leslyn Lewis, a member of the Canadian parliament and lawyer with international experience, has warned that the treaty would also allow the WHO unilaterally to determine what constitutes a pandemic and declare when a pandemic is occurring. “We would end up with a one-size-fits-all approach for the entire world,” she cautioned. Under the proposed WHO plan, pandemics need not be limited to infectious diseases and could include, for example, a declared obesity crisis.

 

https://eppc.org/publication/the-whos-pandemic-treaty/

[dave moir]

30 minutes ago, Elkski said:

Yes who would praise Thailand?

Thailand ????

[mjakob007]

Scratching each others' back. 

made for each other, clowns

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The WHO chief highlighted many of Thailand’s critical assets that were key to safeguarding and assisting its population and residents during the pandemic.

 

These included enacting decisive national policies, maintaining an effective public healthcare and health insurance system with a dedicated workforce, innovative approaches to advancing health, and promoting multisectoral coordination between the government, private sector, and civil society.

Coming from the guy who said China were squeaky clean.

[MrJ2U]

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

But wasn't it just a lovely time to be here.

It was great.

 

5 star resorts on the beach for 2,000 baht.   No Chinese cutting cues or leaving chicken bones under the bed.

 

Heaven. 

 

[Fairynuff]

All the expected responses here. Shall we now move on to denying climate change and that stolen US election?

[Sydebolle]

Love it, they blow each others trumpets. 

The only newsworthy element in all this, to my irrelevant belief, is the fact, that  Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu has apparently the ability to write ......... or knows someone who can write! 

[Mavideol]

good way to start a week with a good laugh  555

[dallen52]

Two corrupt bodies blowing smoke where the sun don't shine.

[Kevin Taylor]

If you live here all you need do is look around to see all the damage done by lock downs. Still to this day I don't know anyone who died of covid but I know of about 20 people who died of other causes during this period. Everyone has lived it now, no need to listen to beaurocrats trying to rewrite what happened. 

[Matrosen]

When will the world wake up to these criminal acts against humanity called a virus & vaccination? 

[thailand49]

WHO is praising WHO????

[Eleftheros]

3 hours ago, Matrosen said:

When will the world wake up to these criminal acts against humanity called a virus & vaccination? 

Can you imagine how painful it is for a person to have to admit to themselves that the politicians in their  governments don't care a fig for their health, well-being, freedom or livelihood, and regard them as disposable numbers on a spreadsheet?

 

It's not a comfortable realization, and I am not surprised that people are slow to accept it.