Breast cancer screenings now available to all insured Thai citizens

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The National Health Security Office (NHSO) of Thailand announced that breast cancer screenings will now be available to all Thai citizens insured under any healthcare scheme, conditional on certain criteria.

 

Deputy Secretary-General of NHSO, Attaporn Limpanyalert, emphasised the critical need for preventive healthcare measures in combatting the disease. This move comes as an extension of the existing provisions within the 30-baht universal healthcare package, otherwise known as the “gold card” scheme.

 

According to Attaporn, preventive measures are crucial to the country’s health security. He insisted that breast cancer screenings should not just be confined to subscribers of the universal healthcare scheme, they should also be accessible to subscribers of other health insurance schemes. The eligibility criterion for such screenings includes being over 18 years of age and having a history of cancer treatment, or having family members who have or had battled the disease.

 

“Early detection and early medical treatment can help save a patient’s life. Screening will reduce the high death rate among breast cancer patients.”

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Photo courtesy of NHSO

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/breast-cancer-screenings-now-available-to-all-insured-thai-citizens

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-24

 

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