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Regional and Rural Development Planning Field of Study School of Environment, Resources and Development Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) 2008
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Numbers of Patients
No. Disease
1 2 3 Cancer Heart disease
Death rate
47,000 45,000
No. of Patients
4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000
Diabetes
15,000
12,000,000
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Health Research
Research Projects on Health System Reforms Research Projects on Diseases and Health Problems - Anti-AIDS Traditional Medicine - National Newborn Screening Project - Research Package on Diseases and Health Problems
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Health Education
Formal
12 medical universities and public health colleges, nurse colleges Standard Medical Treatment Curriculums
Informal
Traditional and alternative medical treatment Preventing rather than curing
Targets and Situations under the National Health Development Plan during the 9th Plan Period, 2002-2006
Health impact
Reduce infant mortality rate to not exceeding 15 per 1,000 live births
Reduce maternal mortality to not exceeding 18 per 100,000 live births Increase life expectancy at birth - Female, to 77 years - Male, to 72 years Etc.
Health promotion
At least 80% of children aged 0-5 years have growth development according to their age At least 60% of the people exercise regularly Reduce smoking rate among people age 15 years and above to not exceeding 21%
Policy on Decentralization
Proposed New Decentralized Health System
Decentralization Situation
Until December 2004, there was not much progress in decentralization of the health sector.
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Professional experts Advanced medical technologies such as health facilities and equipments Effective vaccination and epidemic disease control Alternative medical treatment
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Positive
People have more health security especially poor people who dont have any health insurance. Promote an equal health budget allocation. Promote an equal right to access the health services.
Negative
Major public health budget was used for the universal coverage than other programs Ineffective health budget allocation to public health centers : Doctors move to private hospitals. Impact on long-term economic viability of health care centers Due to the limited national budget, lower health service quality.
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Recommendations
1. Decrease an inequality of health service and health care 2. Decrease an inefficiency of resource allocation 3. Promote alternative treatment and preventive measures 4. Take a long term look at the subsidy of health care plan for example 30 baht health scheme and universal health coverage scheme 5. Promote decentralization 6. Learn more about drug patent and study more about important drugs for poor people
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All Thai people have an equal right to access the quality health services
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Expatriates Living in Thailand Our local website in English Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Japanese
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Thank you
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