Public health ministry to make Thailand sustainable medical hub in the region

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Public health ministry to make the country sustainable medical hub in the region



BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry says it will push ahead with its plan to make Thailand a regional hub for medical services.

This was revealed by the minister, Dr. Ratchata Ratchatanawin, at the three day opening of the International Congress on Medical Virology 2014 (ICMV2014) at the Pullman Bangkok King Power hotel Wednesday.

Dr Ratchata heads the regional medical meeting on viruses to develop the prevention and curing system to reduce the death rate from virus infections.

Themed ‘Viral Diseases Without Borders’ , the conference drew about 500 virology experts’ participation.

He said that the situation of communicable diseases from viruses such as the Ebola outbreak, the 2009 flu pandemic, the Sars epidemic, or even HIV are getting more severe.

Viruses that spread easily and possess a high fatality rate such as Ebola are considered as a threat to the global population.

These series of outbreaks have made scientists, doctors, researchers, and related health personnel worldwide become more active in studying and researching for more effective forms of diagnosis, prevention, and cures for these diseases.

He said Thailand is widely recognized for its academic researches and the virology knowledge, where the country had discovered inventions and medical breakthroughs that can be used to solve these pandemics.

He cited recent research by doctors from Siriraj Hospital which discovered how to produce antibodies which could be further developed as a vaccine for Ebola virus.

He said since the first death was recorded this year in March, Ebola has killed more than 4,951 people as of 29 October 2014. This year’s outbreak is the most severe Ebola outbreak ever recorded.

He stated that the ministry’s main policy is to handle the communicable diseases and threats to health by strengthening the monitoring and disease investigation system.

The ministry has been encouraging participations from local communities for a sustainable way to control these preventable communicable diseases and ensure immediate treatment in case of contraction.

It also has been supporting the global health development by focusing on the development of Thailand as the sustainable regional medical hub, he said.

The meeting would create the network of virologists for the study, research, and academic service in medical and public health, and also a part of the government’s policy to push Thailand as the academic hub and become the international hub for academic conferences, of which Thailand has much experience and proper facilities to accommodate, he added.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/public-health-ministry-make-country-sustainable-medical-hub-region/


-- Thai PBS 2014-11-06

[casindonet]

Yeahh....2nd hub in a week....or was it the 3rd?

[Dogmatix]

Better start regulating clinics and doctors a bit better and make sure the charlatan that killed the British patient get banged up for a long time to increase confidence http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/771796-bangkok-doctor-of-british-woman-who-died-in-surgery-clinic-unlicensed/. There are thousands of these unlicensed frauds advertising in English to catch unwary foreigners. The police and the Ministry of Public Health obviously benefit from the situation or they would shut them done and bang up offenders before they can do much damage.

For the time being martial law and the military installed government are a bit of an impediment to medical tourism in the same way as they affect general tourism.

[NeverSure]

Always announcing what they are going to do. Always.

[RubbaJohnny]

All hubs are currently busy ,please form an ordurely kew

[WhizBang]

Start by eliminating all of the unlicensed medical personnel working in all the illegal clinics.

Then check on the qualifications and licensing of all hospitals and personnel.

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

"Thailand as the sustainable regional medical hub"

Does not feel very sustainable when you are charged double price at many local hospitals because of your race.

[garrya]

Thailand is already the hub of medications. Just pop in to a private hospital and you get out with a bag of all kinds of useless, unnecessarily prescribed stuff.

[Ozziepat]

OK, I'll bite. What exactly is a "sustainable medical hub?"

[h90]

OK, I'll bite. What exactly is a "sustainable medical hub?"

one that neither kill nor heal their customer, so they come again???

[atyclb]

Ebola / virus containment device

[selftaopath]

CHRIST can we for once hear what has been DONE/ACCOMPLISHED?

I'm not reading this... more horseshit. I'll read TV comments though.

[JOC]

OK, I'll bite. What exactly is a "sustainable medical hub?"

one that neither kill nor heal their customer, so they come again???

Post of the day!!

[JOC]

<He said Thailand is widely recognized for its academic researches and the virology knowledge, where the country had discovered inventions and medical breakthroughs that can be used to solve these pandemics.>

quote:

Please name one, just one, of those "inventions" !!

[catweazle]

Advise to Thai officials, specialists, experts and news agencies alike: If you want to be taken seriously, please refrain from using the world "hub" when advertising any projects, plans, etc. that concern Thailand.

It's pathetic!

Edited November 6, 2014 by catweazle

[Lupatria]

Did the run for faked surgery licenses provided by the University of Khao San Road start already ?

[BuddhistVirus]

[jamiesilver]

Funny how they make these comments just a few weeks after a UK patient dies at a Thai Clinic - due to an obvious lack of care or professionalism and a need to make money over safety standards.

Sure Private Thai hospitals look nice, are over staffed with smiley nurses - but the fact still remains... They are no where near educated to suitable standards, and have serious attitude problems at accepting otherwise.

[razer]

Going to hospital in Thailand is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.

[baboon]

Going to hospital in Thailand is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.

Aye, it's a lottery alright. I was being treated for a urinary tract infection right until a trip back to the UK where I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. The doctors were amazed they could have missed it, as the tumour was described as "excessively large."

Moral of the story: Think carefully before seeking treatment abroad and severing ties with your home country..

[maidee]

sustainable in thai means, overcharge the farang for the same services you would bill a thai

[rickirs]

10-15-2014

"Cuba had sent 165 healthcare workers to Sierra Leone to help that country fight Ebola. Another 296 doctors and nurses are scheduled to arrive in Liberia. In addition to West Africa, Cuba is also sending specialists to Nicaragua, though that country has not yet had a reported case, to prepare local doctors and nurses in case there is an outbreak."

Not bad for a country with one-sixth the population of Thailand and GDP less than one-fifth of Thailand. How many doctors and care providers does the Thailand hub of medicine have in Africa? I don't think any but Thailand did contribute some rice.

[Thai at Heart]

What is a sustainable health hub?

You go to the doctor and he gives you sustainable medication? For every patient who comes from the region he plants a tree? What?

[mrtoad]

Sustainable means making a large profit

[englishoak]

Yea ? try making sure they are qualified and insured first might help...

[Strangebrew]

I say it is overdue and end this hub c-ap time to put a cap on the hub theme Or in English terms a hub cap