Does Thailand recommend and pay for colonoscopies under the 30 baht plan ?

[how241]

At what age does Thailand recommend being checked as  normal health care for 40 year old lady with no problems ? 

If not covered,  what Pattaya area hospitals are good for Thais?

Any idea on general prices ?   

          Thanks for any info.

Edited July 6 by how241

[Sheryl]

The Thai colorectal screening program is aimed at people aged 50 and above and consists of stook test for occult blood with colonoscopy only if positive.

https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TCJ/article/view/260882

 

It is a new program and being slowly rolled out geographically, still not in most of the country.

 

Anyway, since the woman you ask about is 40, she would not be covered.

 

A 40 year old would nto be recommended for a routine screening colonoscopy even in the West. US used to recommend starting age 50, just recently dropped to age 45.

 

 

 

 

[how241]

Thank you for the very detailed and complete reply.  Very appreciated !

[Celsius]

There is no preventive care in Thailand. This is a 3rd world country.

[Lorry]

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

There is no preventive care in Thailand. This is a 3rd world country.

ad 1: maybe you don't know it, but there is preventive healthcare in Thailand. Starts with immunizations after birth. 

ad 2: Thailand is a higher middle income country

[Celsius]

1 hour ago, Lorry said:

ad 1: maybe you don't know it, but there is preventive healthcare in Thailand. Starts with immunizations after birth. 

ad 2: Thailand is a higher middle income country

 

1 and it ends there

 

2 yet still 3rd world

[Sheryl]

Thsiland has excellent preventive care servuces/programs for infectious diseases.

 

It is taking them time to catch up to the changes in  epidemologic profile towards chronic non-infectious diseases. 

 

Prevention/early detection & treatment  of  these ard more complex and costly.

 

Reverting to OP, at age 40 what she most needs is a mammogram and pap smear (thin prep). May have to push to get a doctor to order these, and not all govetnment hospitals have mammogram capacity.