Thailand Medical Services Profile introduced

BANGKOK, September 23 (TNA) - The Thai Ministry of Public Health has introduced the country's first contemporary medical manual, named "Thailand Medical Services Profile 2011-2014", in which a collection of 17 major health problems and conditions in the Kingdom over the past four years is contained for practical reference of relevant parties. The book, introduced on September 22 by Director-General of the ministry's Department of Medical Services Dr. Suphan Srithamma, is aimed to serve as an official and reliable reference for doctors, other medical personnel, policy makers and even the general public on the major 17 recorded health issues, representing the contemporary public health situation in Thailand. The book can also be used as an official knowledge-based information toward the further development of the Thai medicine and public health in the future. Dr. Choosna Makarasara, Chief Advisor to the Department of Medical Services and Editor of the book, told journalists that the major diseases and health conditions recorded in the book include communicable and non-communicable diseases, emergency medical issues and public health services during natural disasters. According to the chief advisor, one of the major diseases historically recorded over the past four years in Thailand is stroke, which affects body functions and causes paralysis. A total of 1,500 copies of the first edition of the book have been published to be distributed to relevant parties nationwide, including medical personnel and academics. (TNA)