The Thai Health Report is an annual publication which brings together information on the health situation, including the physical, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. The 2009 report concluded that violence has been becoming increasingly prominent in Thai society for many years, and is having increasingly serious effects on the health of Thai people. Read more
The violence in the southernmost provinces, political conflict, violent crime, violence against children and women, and violence on television all contribute. The report is divided into 3 parts. Part one, on health indicators, examines several dimensions of the health care system:
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 government’s 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. It looks at the conflict in the southernmost provinces, at the struggle between state and community over resource management, and at physical, verbal, and psychological violence against individuals, family members, and gender, the main victims of which are children, women, and old people. It suggests ways out of the violence.ตัThis section gives current facts and statistics on tobacco, alcohol, traffic accident prevention programs, physical exercise, risky sexual relationships, mass media campaigns and nutrition. The section also lists the most important publications such as Annual Reports, History of ThaiHealth and strategy including Master Plans and some advertisement strategies.
