For
the 2009 report, As with previous issues, the report is divided
into 3 parts. Part one Health Indicators examines several
dimensions of the health care system: 1. Health service delivery
2. Human resources for health 3. Health information systems
4. Medical equipments and technologies 5. Health financing
6. Access and coverage 7. Quality and safety 8. Health equity
9. Social and financial risk protection 10. Efficiency
Part two considers Ten Health Issues. The first issue is the
political conflicts that have adversely impacted on the health of
the people in recent years. The second is the reemergence of
narcotic drugs; the third is the fuel price crisis and its impacts on
the poor; the fourth is Thais at risk of depression and suicide; the
fifth is the governments introduction of compulsory licensing,
resulting in improved access to drugs among Thai people; the sixth
is sexual harassment in educational institutions; the seventh is
melamine in milk; the eighth is the fate of migrant workers from
neighbouring countries in Thailand; the ninth is AIDS and Thai
youth; and the tenth issue is the National Health Assembly, which
will become an important means for advancing social health. Part three of the report is a special article discussing the many
hidden dimensions of violence in Thai social and cultural
structures.
Prepared by | Institute for Population and Social Research , Mahidol University | |||
Supported by | Thai Health Promotion Foundation
(Health Information System Development Programme) |