Thai Health Minister Joins Forces with UK to Develop Genomic Testing To Better Diagnose Cancers

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: Khaosod

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, as a representative of Thailand, signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom’s deputy minister of Health and Social Care to develop genomic testing to diagnose diseases more accurately.

 

The signing took place yesterday, January 19th, in London, UK, said deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul.

 

Anutin signed an MOU with Lord Nick Markham CBE to build a partnership between the Health Systems Research Institute in Thailand and the Ministry of Public Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to research better diagnostic tests that are more accurate and specific for cancers and infectious diseases, using genomics technologies.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/20/thai-health-minister-joins-forces-with-uk-to-develop-genomic-testing-to-better-diagnose-cancers/

 

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[edwardandtubs]

No mask, Anutin?

[spidermike007]

Doesn't it feel like they have given up on finding a cure for cancer? Or maybe they have, but there is just too much money at stake. 

[spidermike007]

9 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

No mask, Anutin?

Why on earth would he be wearing a mask for an endemic, weak, feeble variant? I applaud him for that. 

[Soikhaonoiken]

For God's sake, he's a construction guy, and doesn't know anything about health, obviously it was a free trip to the UK..

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

No mask, Anutin?

He was in London.... 

[Thingamabob]

5 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

For God's sake, he's a construction guy, and doesn't know anything about health, obviously it was a free trip to the UK..

If public health is one of his responsibilities his visit is entirely justified.  By the way he's a multi-millionaire who certainly doesn't need to grub around for free trips. 

[edwardandtubs]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

He was in London.... 

The capital of dirty farangs?

 

Do as I say, not what I do.

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

The capital of dirty farangs (London)

Being an English citizen, I find this comment offensive - there are far dirtier Capital cities throughout the World!! 

[Burma Bill]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

to research better diagnostic tests

Which include extracts THC and CBD from marijuana???

Such extracts for medicinal purposes are now allowed in the UK but under license from the UK Home Office - otherwise ILLEGAL.

 

https://cms.law/en/int/expert-guides/cms-expert-guide-to-a-legal-roadmap-to-cannabis/united-kingdom

[placnx]

From the linked article:

"Genomic tests can aid in the diagnosis of difficult diseases such as cancers. Genomics is the study of an organism’s entire genetic makeup, including all of its DNA sequences. By analyzing an individual’s genome, scientists can identify genetic variations that may be associated with a particular disease, leading to a precise diagnosis."

 

This is modern medicine. Cancers may arise through genetic pathways in certain individuals, so analyzing a patient's genome may indicate which treatment is appropriate. Furthermore, immunological approaches to cancer treatment depend on sequencing the cancerous cells to produce a tailored upgrade to that patient's immune system. Moderna and BioNTech are working on cancer vaccines as well, which presumably would deal with more common cancers. 

 

 

[jacko45k]

20 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

The capital of dirty farangs?

 

Do as I say, not what I do.

London... you have to search for falangs there!

[Moonlover]

On 1/21/2023 at 4:50 AM, Soikhaonoiken said:

For God's sake, he's a construction guy, and doesn't know anything about health, obviously it was a free trip to the UK..

For a young man, (at least from my perspective) Lord Markam seems to have had an extremely varied career, utilizing a wide variety of talents, little of which has anything to do with construction.

[bangon04]

not clear what exactly Anutin and his department will add to the project???

[internationalism]

Does thailand have scientists in this field, already established laboratories?

or thai population will serve as guinea pig in medical experiments? Nothing wrong with thot, but it should be spelled. 
genetic tests for cancer and the other illnesses already exist and are used. I have never heard thiland was pionier in this field