Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)
{{Short description|Government ministry of Thailand}}
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|type = Ministry
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|nativename_a = {{lang|th|กระทรวงสาธารณสุข}}
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|seal = Seal of the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand.svg
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|seal_caption = Seal of Caduceus by Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong
|formed = {{Start date and age|1918}}
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|jurisdiction = Government of Thailand
|headquarters = Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi
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|budget = 135,389 million baht (FY2019)
|minister1_name = Somsak Thepsuthin
|deputyminister1_name = Dej-is Khaothong
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|website = {{url|http://www.moph.go.th/}}
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|name=Ministry of Public Health
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The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH; {{langx|th|กระทรวงสาธารณสุข}}, {{RTGS|Krasuang Satharanasuk}}) is a Thai governmental body responsible for the oversight of public health in Thailand. It is commonly referred to in Thailand by its abbreviation so tho ({{lang|th|สธ.}}).
The headquarters of the ministry is located in Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, and served by Ministry of Public Health MRT station on the MRT Purple Line.
History
In Thailand before 1888 there were no permanent, public hospitals to provide care to sick people. Temporary hospitals were set up to care for patients during epidemics, then disbanded when the epidemic subsided. Under King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) a hospital was constructed and completed in 1888 and named "Siriraj Hospital" in commemoration of the king's young son, Prince Siriraj Kakudhabhand, who had died of dysentery.{{cite web|title=History of Public Health|url=http://eng.moph.go.th/index.php/about-us/history-of-public-health|website=Ministry of Public Health|access-date=5 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205114137/http://eng.moph.go.th/index.php/about-us/history-of-public-health|archive-date=5 February 2016|url-status=dead}} King Vajiravudh, King Chulalongkorn's successor, established Department of Health on 27 November 1918.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
During the reign of King Rama VIII, the Ministry of Public Health was established on 10 March 1942 as a result of the enactment of the Ministries and Departments Reorganization Act (Amendment No. 3) of B.E. 2485. Later in 1966, the date 27 November was chosen as the commemoration day of the Ministry of Public Health's foundation.
Budget
Departments
=Organisation=
- Office of the Minister
- Office of the Permanent Secretary
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Disease Control
- Department of Health
- Department of Medical Services
- Department of Medical Sciences
- Department of Health Service Support (HSS){{cite news |last1=Chaiyong |first1=Suwitcha |title=A sign of wisdom |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/social-and-lifestyle/1590978/a-sign-of-wisdom |access-date=2018-12-10 |work=Bangkok Post |date=2018-12-10}}
- Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine
- Food and Drug Administration{{cite web | url=https://www.fda.moph.go.th/SitePages/Structure.aspx | title=FDA - Structure }}
= State enterprise=
=Public organisations=
- Ban Phaeo General Hospital (Public Organisation)
- Healthcare Accreditation Institute (Public Organisation)
- National Vaccine Institute (Public Organization)
- Health Systems Research Institute
- National Health Security Office (NHSO): Manages Thailand's Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system.{{cite web |title=About NHSO |url=http://eng.nhso.go.th/view/1/History/EN-US |website=National Health Security Office |access-date=27 April 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Wangkiat |first1=Paritta |title=Health budget cuts rife with prejudice |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1908065/health-budget-cuts-rife-with-prejudice |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |date=27 April 2020 |department=Opinion}}
- National Institute for Emergency Medicine
See also
Further reading
- Nam, Illan (2024). "[https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/916341 The Uneven State: Center and Periphery in Shaping State Capacity in Thailand]". World Politics. 76 (1): 38–87.
References
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External links
- [http://en.thaihealth.or.th/ Thai Health Promotion Foundation]
- [https://www.thailandmedicalhub.net/index Thailand Medical Hub]
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