High-level officials of the Ministry of Public Health, led by permanent secretary Kiatiphum Wongrajit, issued a statement on Wednesday calling for government measures to protect healthcare personnel from legal liability in combating the Covid-19 pandemic during the current emergency.
Act now on favipiravir
published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00
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Access to medicine can make a life-and-death difference amid the Covid-19 emergency. The government cannot afford to fail in the crucial mission of securing enough of the antiviral medication favipiravir to cover the rapid increase of patients.
Action should be taken now and not at the last minute.
Examples abound that show how a false sense of security which resulted in delayed responses have pushed the country deeper into crisis than it should have.
The procurement of Covid-19 vaccines is one. Investment to expand the capacity of public health infrastructure is another.
Warnings about a possible shortage of favipiravir, the primary medicine used to treat Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe symptoms, have been sounded time and again.
Ministry asked to secure more AZ for Thais
published : 15 Jul 2021 at 09:35 Medical workers prepare Covid-19 vaccinations in Nonthaburi province on Wednesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
The government has been urged to secure more supplies of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine made by Siam Bioscence Co, the local manufacturer of the vaccine, for Thais while the country is facing a grave outbreak crisis.
The National Vaccine Committee (NVC) and the Department of Disease Control (DDC) were asked to negotiate with the AstraZeneca maker to seek a higher proportion of the vaccine for Thailand, said Dr Nakorn Premsri, director of the National Vaccine Institute.
Ministry mulls vaccine export quota
Ministry mulls vaccine export quota
THAILAND: The National Vaccine Committee (NVC) has agreed in principle with a draft announcement by the Public Health Ministry to set aside an unspecified proportion of COVID-19 vaccines for export.
Medical workers prepare COVID-19 vaccinations in Nonthaburi province yesterday. Photo: Chanat Katanyu.
The move followed calls on the government to secure more supplies of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine made by Siam Bioscence Co, the local manufacturer of the vaccine, for locals while the country is facing a grave outbreak crisis.
Drafted under Section 18 of the 2018 National Vaccine Security Act, the ministerial announcement was discussed at yesterday’s (July 14) meeting of the NVC, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. The meeting was held at the Public Health Ministry.