http://aaahrh.org/blogs/thailand Just another Aaahrh.org Blogs weblog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:36:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Health System Research Institute 02-951-1286-93 ??? 121, 135, 145/ Kom Chat Luk newspaper issue 9 September 2008 page 13 On August 8th, 2008, Mr. Chaovarat Chanweerakul, Minister of Public Health and Mr. Vicharn Minchainant, Deputy Minister of Public Health had a seminar meeting with public health professional organizations, health personnel ... http://aaahrh.org/blogs/thailand/2008/09/16/crisis-in-30-district-hospitals-only-one-doctor-left/   Activists fire tirade at EU trade rep for jumping on bandwagon with US Pennapa Hongthong The Nation                         Thailand’s use of compulsory licences to override patents on expensive but vital drugs now sees it at loggerheads with the European Union (EU)-as well as the US.             Thai health activists and international health advocacy ... http://aaahrh.org/blogs/thailand/2008/09/14/fight-over-drug-patents-heats-up/   ACHARA ASHAYAGACHAT               The commerce and  Public Health ministries have stood firm on Thailand’s decision to override drug patents after the European Commission warned Bangkok about negative repercussions from the broad use of compulsory licences.             In a letter sent to EC trade commissioner Peter Mandelson on Monday, Public Health Minister Mongkol ... http://aaahrh.org/blogs/thailand/2008/09/12/ministries-firm-on-compulsory-licensing/ Further from, the Ministry of Public Health that has proposed to increase fine for medical student from 400,000 Baht – 10 million Baht while the President of medical council was not agree. The National Health Commission Office provides information as following: The Thai government initiated a compulsory public work in ... http://aaahrh.org/blogs/thailand/2008/09/11/increasing-fine-for-the-medical-student-who-breach-contract/