Tag: WHO
WHO hails HM the King as a significant role model
World Health Organization has praised King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a significant role model nationally and globally in addressing the most pressing public health issues...
Medical Services Department urges cigarette smokers to quit
BANGKOK – Medical Services Department Director General Suphan Srithamma has warned cigarette smokers against dangers of smoking and urged them to quit on occasion...
Global report on Fukushima nuclear accident details health risks
Geneva, 28 February 2013 - A comprehensive assessment by international experts on the health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant...
WHO: millions have hearing loss that can be improved or prevented
Geneva, 27 February 2013 - More than 360 million people in the world have disabling hearing loss, according to new global estimates on...
Public Health Ministry to revise tobacco laws
BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health will revise two tobacco control laws in order to fight a new effort...
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Child’s arm gets stuck in swimming pool drainage pipe, rescue efforts take over two...
SRIRACHA, Thailand – At approximately 5:30 PM, the Sriracha Rescue Unit received an emergency call about a young girl whose arm was trapped in...
British tourist survives fall from hotel balcony into internet café after heavy drinking in...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya City Rescue Center received a report of a person falling from a height with injuries at a hotel, located...
Pattaya sets up viewing areas, parking locations, traffic orders for fireworks festival Nov 29-30
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is gearing up to host its much-anticipated International Fireworks Festival from November 29 to 30, featuring thousands of fireworks displays...
Pattaya woman drives pickup truck into drunk boyfriend in temple after heated spat, monks...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle collision in the parking lot of Wat Samakkhi Pracharam (Wat Thung Klom Tanman), located in east Pattaya on November...
Youth gang brawl leads to police intervention at Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Special Operations officers and community volunteer police responded to reports of a brawl involving local youths at the Bali Hai...