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Public satisfaction over 'Gold Card' medical service scheme hits all time high

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BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry says public satisfaction over the ministry's Gold Card medical service scheme this year rose to the highest in 13 years.

The finding was based on recent survey of satisfaction of the public with the country’s medical scheme in 2015.

This fact was included in Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s address to the United Nations highlighting Thailand’s capable health programme.

Chairman of the National Health and Security Office (NHSO) board Dr Piyasakon Sakon-Satayatorn stated that a survey carried out to gauge the public’s satisfaction with the Gold Card medical scheme – colloquially known as 30 Baht scheme – has returned the highest numbers ever recorded in a period of 13 years.

The survey produced satisfaction numbers of 9.11 out of a total of 10 which is a marked increase over 2014’s figure of 8.86.

This is also bolstered by healthcare personnel’s satisfaction numbers with regards to the NHSO itself which stands at 6.98, he said.

In the previous year this figure stood at 6.93, he said.

But he said what was heartening however was the fact that as of the present 90.4% of the public are now aware that they are entitled by law to receive healthcare service as part of the country’s social welfare programme.

These statistics are also an affirmation of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha’s dedication to providing basic rights and healthcare to every citizen which was the central theme of his address to the United Nations.

Public satisfaction with medical service in particular, however, showed that improvements could still be made as reflected in statistics of 4.6 out of 5.

Shorter waiting times and reduced total medical bills were what the public most want to see improved, he added.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/public-satisfaction-over-gold-card-medical-service-scheme-hits-all-time-high

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-- Thai PBS 2015-10-06

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'Public satisfaction with medical service in particular, however, showed that improvements could still be made as reflected in statistics of 4.6 out of 5'

Good to see they are keeping their feet on the ground, wonder if it was a Dusit poll or the same people TAT use.....

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This country is clearly on the up and up under the direction of the current PM. Next the EU fisheries report and next years TIP report, plus, no doubt the removal of the Red flag for the aviation sector.

I have no doubt that the UNHCR will recognise his work with the Rohinya issue and HRW will internationally acknowledge his work in that area.

Be sure to watch the news as the Nobel Peace prize is soon to be announced.

Co-incidently Mr Ban Ki Moon is due to stand down in 2017, so if the charter and election are completed by then, we all know who would be the best man for the job.

Oops almost forgot to mention the resounding success with the 80 Baht pricing of the lottery, one of his finest achievements to date.

2 years still to run in power, I predict, as there appear to be no ends to his talent, that the world will be a better, safer and happier place within that period.

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This country is clearly on the up and up under the direction of the current PM. Next the EU fisheries report and next years TIP report, plus, no doubt the removal of the Red flag for the aviation sector.

I have no doubt that the UNHCR will recognise his work with the Rohinya issue and HRW will internationally acknowledge his work in that area.

Be sure to watch the news as the Nobel Peace prize is soon to be announced.

Co-incidently Mr Ban Ki Moon is due to stand down in 2017, so if the charter and election are completed by then, we all know who would be the best man for the job.

Oops almost forgot to mention the resounding success with the 80 Baht pricing of the lottery, one of his finest achievements to date.

2 years still to run in power, I predict, as there appear to be no ends to his talent, that the world will be a better, safer and happier place within that period.

Like your work BBG!!!

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2 years still to run in power, I predict, as there appear to be no ends to his talent, that the world will be a better, safer and happier place within that period.

I'll take the over on that.

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Will it make us feel any happier or safer. I felt quite safe and happy when Thaksin was in power and the countries economy was going ahead in leaps and bounds. Probably the best it had ever been. rolleyes.gif

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The 30 baht card can only be a good thing. However unless things have changed you will only get 30 baht service in your own area. Meaning if you are ill while away from home you have a problem.

I would praise the staff and doctors at the national hospitals as they do an excellent job

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Refresh my memory, but wasn't this "scheme" initiated by that evil dictator living in Dubai? Very sneaky, making health care available to all just so can be reelected. No more populist trickery!

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"These statistics are also an affirmation of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha’s dedication to providing basic rights and healthcare to every citizen which was the central theme of his address to the United Nations".

Seeing you mention basic rights and United Nations, it's appropriate for me to mention The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which, incidently Thailand was among the first 48 countries to endorse on 10 December 1948)!

See http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/#atop

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These statistics are also an affirmation of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha’s dedication to providing basic rights and healthcare to every citizen which was the central theme of his address to the United Nations.

I guess they ment it shows "the government's dedication", or is PM Prayut paying for this out of his own pocket?

If you want to pin bringing basic healthcare rights to every citizen on a person, i guess it would be more logical to mention Taksin as he introduced this scheme. In that case they could write "it is an affirmation of PM Prayut to support the Taksin scheme to provide ..."

And the part about "basic rights for every citizen" must be put in there for comic relief.

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He hated the scheme a few months ago then BINGO he converted to 'thaksinism' when he realised the UN would love it as the greatest thing Thaksin he had done

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Maybe all you Taksin supporters can get him to head to Somolia and a few other countries and pull them from the economic, moral, health, food supply, drinkable water, farming education (especially rice lamyai, rubber, etc) and other ventures he has up his sleeve, up and running.

His son and the rest of the family could positioned in such positions as he and cronies so throughly demonstrated are real money makers for the countries sticky fingered ones. In fact send all who served him along and Thailand would become his shining star, Just without his assistance.

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Will it make us feel any happier or safer. I felt quite safe and happy when Thaksin was in power and the countries economy was going ahead in leaps and bounds. Probably the best it had ever been. rolleyes.gif

Yes but the guy was/is a criminal. Funny how money is top priority for some people who would obviously sell their grandmother for a few Baht or dollars if someone made them an offer.

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"These statistics are also an affirmation of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha’s dedication to providing basic rights and healthcare to every citizen which was the central theme of his address to the United Nations".

Seeing you mention basic rights and United Nations, it's appropriate for me to mention The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which, incidently Thailand was among the first 48 countries to endorse on 10 December 1948)!

See http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/#atop

Yet the Thai government grossly abused human rights on a number of occasions after signing. It's all hypocrisy in including the UN's so-called International Peace Day.

In the 1990s, the UN, which promotes itself as a champion of human and children's rights, imposed a decade-long blockade on Iraq which by the UN's own admission resulted in the deaths of 1 million Iraqi civilians including over half a million children under the age of five, due to malnutrition and lack of medical supplies.

In Rwanda, UN peacekeepers were ordered not to interfere with the massacres taking place and had to watch or look the other way while over half a million men, women and children were butchered with machetes.

All this makes sense when one realises that the UN is deeply involved in the global depopulation agenda, e.g. via the WHO's vaccination programmes and its Agenda 21.

"By their fruits shall you know them."

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These statistics are also an affirmation of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha’s dedication to providing basic rights and healthcare to every citizen. . .

Disingenuous nonsense and yet more evidence, if indeed it were needed, that the Thai mass media has morphed from public watchdog into junta lapdog.

Millions of grateful Thais know, even if the general and the Press doesn't (or purports not to) that the right to affordable health care is a legacy of the Thaksin years, not the current elite caucus.

Rather than trying to steal his much-reviled predecessor's thunder, the general would better advised to win brownie points by restoring some of the basic human rights - such as freedom of expression and the right to political assembly - abrogated since the unlawful coup.

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"These statistics are also an affirmation of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha’s dedication to providing basic rights and healthcare to every citizen which was the central theme of his address to the United Nations".

Seeing you mention basic rights and United Nations, it's appropriate for me to mention The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which, incidently Thailand was among the first 48 countries to endorse on 10 December 1948)!

See http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/#atop

Yet the Thai government grossly abused human rights on a number of occasions after signing. It's all hypocrisy in including the UN's so-called International Peace Day.

In the 1990s, the UN, which promotes itself as a champion of human and children's rights, imposed a decade-long blockade on Iraq which by the UN's own admission resulted in the deaths of 1 million Iraqi civilians including over half a million children under the age of five, due to malnutrition and lack of medical supplies.

In Rwanda, UN peacekeepers were ordered not to interfere with the massacres taking place and had to watch or look the other way while over half a million men, women and children were butchered with machetes.

All this makes sense when one realises that the UN is deeply involved in the global depopulation agenda, e.g. via the WHO's vaccination programmes and its Agenda 21.

"By their fruits shall you know them."

Sugarcane

No one disputes that the UN has had many failures, that’s the reality of the complex world we live in and the difficulties of operating within the restrictions of international law.

But, despite its failures (and you give some valid examples), it is still my personal belief that the UN at 70, continues to be a worthwhile organisation. And it does do a lot of good (especially in areas of greatest need). If one wanted just one single example, I would suggest the eradication of Smallpox by the UN’s World Health Organisation would have to be a good starter!

Another example of UN involvement that is both a failure and a success is Kosovo! There is no disputing that this was another UN failure, yet from this failure the UN was instrumental in bringing Slobodan Milošević to trial for war crimes.

Now, to respond to your concern, and to stay on topic. The Thai BPS article says that the Thai PM is dedicated to basic rights, and it is using his address to the UN as endorsement of this.

Despite what you may think about the UN, the real issue here is that blatant propaganda deserves to be criticized for what it is. To say that the PM is dedicated to providing basic human rights (in my opinion) is simply not true!

As for your reference to Matthew 7:20, I’m sorry, but I don’t understand its relevance. However, I can see the similarities between it and a phrase from the PM’s speech to the UN last month, “What we do today will become tomorrow's history. Therefore, we must make the best of today!

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Refresh my memory, but wasn't this "scheme" initiated by that evil dictator living in Dubai? Very sneaky, making health care available to all just so can be reelected. No more populist trickery!

No need to worry about your last statement.

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I think there should be a scheme to cover the people who live in Thailand the farang population especially the older generation people who can afford to live here but cant afford the high medical charges and the spiralling cost of medication .

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I am sure most people are satisfied with the gold card medical scheme it would go down well if a similar scheme was introduced for the benefit of the aged farang population so they don't have to pay high hospital charges and spiralling medication costs.

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I think there should be a scheme to cover the people who live in Thailand the farang population especially the older generation people who can afford to live here but cant afford the high medical charges and the spiralling cost of medication .

Blimey Jack!!!

Knowing what we all know about this place, a country that truly believes there is no problem which charging a foreigner 10 times the price of a local how likely do you think they are ever going to care one iota about you, me or any other foreigner??

They give not a single shiit for us, you have no bearing on anything they do, matters not if you have been here an hundred years paid billions in tax and produced a Thai world cup winning football team as the fruit of your loins

Don't matter as you are, and always will be a foreigner and therefore second class, what's worse the blokes in charge are nervous of us in that we have a much better education and are more worldly (some of us anyway!!) so the chance of them giving you anything to prolong or help you is slim to zero.....

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Refresh my memory, but wasn't this "scheme" initiated by that evil dictator living in Dubai? Very sneaky, making health care available to all just so can be reelected. No more populist trickery!

I wonder if he vomited just a little bit in his mouth when the read his speech to the UN singing the praises of the 30 baht scheme implemented by that dr evil Dubai living bad bad bad man Thaksinsick.gif . I would have loved to see his face w00t.gif

As for public satisfaction, well it's quite plain that these people that are making this claim (BULL___T) haven't stepped foot in a public hospital.

But then again claiming one thing in the face of facts is quite common practice here ie; 97.3% are happy with the PM and his junta buddy's.

Now if they could just get 10% of the corruption cleaned up in the health system then they would have a massive improvement of efficiency and lower costs.....

besides my wife working hospitals for several years, we knew a few doctors, nurses, and staff at public and privet hospitals and some of the stuff they told me that goes on, anyone else on TV seen this stuff???

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If they could I'm sure they would implement:

brown cards for North Thailand

white cards for farang (x10 the costs)

gold cards for Bangkokians (make them feel superior)

red cards for those who have received 'attitude adjustment' (warning cards)

green cards for the Army (no payment required)

and Platinum for the elite

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Will it make us feel any happier or safer. I felt quite safe and happy when Thaksin was in power and the countries economy was going ahead in leaps and bounds. Probably the best it had ever been. rolleyes.gif

Propaganda post as usual, no real facts-----WHY was it so good ?? wasn't Thaksin, if you look the world economy was at it's best---NOTHING TO DO WITH THAKSIN.

Your in cloud cuckoo land, because of your post suggesting it was Thaksin that created the super Thai economy, it HAS to be an agenda post. Reality old sailor, tell the whole story.

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"basic rights and healthcare to every citizen". What does basic rights mean? Here are just a couple of articles from the UN declaration (thanks waldroj for the link):

  • Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
  • No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
  • No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
  • All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

I am no fan of the Shinawatras, but credit should be given to Thaksin for introducing the 30 baht scheme and providing at least some kind of accessible healthcare outside the big cities. If we are supposed to reach any reconciliation, both sides need to acknowledge the positives of the other side as a starting point.

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Will it make us feel any happier or safer. I felt quite safe and happy when Thaksin was in power and the countries economy was going ahead in leaps and bounds. Probably the best it had ever been. rolleyes.gif

Propaganda post as usual, no real facts-----WHY was it so good ?? wasn't Thaksin, if you look the world economy was at it's best---NOTHING TO DO WITH THAKSIN.

Your in cloud cuckoo land, because of your post suggesting it was Thaksin that created the super Thai economy, it HAS to be an agenda post. Reality old sailor, tell the whole story.

You know Ginjag, if I was just the teensiest bit cynical, I might just be beginning to wonder if you might just have a little agenda?

:)

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"basic rights and healthcare to every citizen". What does basic rights mean? Here are just a couple of articles from the UN declaration (thanks waldroj for the link):

  • Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
  • No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
  • No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
  • All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

I am no fan of the Shinawatras, but credit should be given to Thaksin for introducing the 30 baht scheme and providing at least some kind of accessible healthcare outside the big cities. If we are supposed to reach any reconciliation, both sides need to acknowledge the positives of the other side as a starting point.

Credit should be given to Abhisit who stopped the 30 baht ---and made it free.

Near all young Thais work outside their rural home, therefore they have to pay--example tooth fillings away from ID area pay full wack---stupid this applied when Thaksin was supposed to be brilliant, He was and still is a control freak, interfering busy body, at any given chance stirring trouble for Thailand because he cannot have control......he loves his country that much.

All the corruption money not sieved off would pay for all Thais free care at any time. think about what Thais could do with the RICE and Tablet (school) 700 billion ??? Thaksin had a hand to create this loss, all Thais should have a gold card.

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Will it make us feel any happier or safer. I felt quite safe and happy when Thaksin was in power and the countries economy was going ahead in leaps and bounds. Probably the best it had ever been. rolleyes.gif

Propaganda post as usual, no real facts-----WHY was it so good ?? wasn't Thaksin, if you look the world economy was at it's best---NOTHING TO DO WITH THAKSIN.

Your in cloud cuckoo land, because of your post suggesting it was Thaksin that created the super Thai economy, it HAS to be an agenda post. Reality old sailor, tell the whole story.

You know Ginjag, if I was just the teensiest bit cynical, I might just be beginning to wonder if you might just have a little agenda?

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Jag, come clean stop bashing the Government and stop your agenda----I just go with the flow as it seems to be be better than before, Some minority on TVF are here to create hate, at any given moment.

My last post was FACT, your agenda did not want to know, hence your reply. diverting the reply to suit your agenda. Had you stated the Thai economy was better during Thaksin rule----- due to world economy---I would have agreed----see my point.

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