Thailand lauded for healthcare system


Out and about: Tourists dining out at a cafe at Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok. — Reuters

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Thailand for its health insurance and primary healthcare system, deputy government spokesman Traisulee Traisoranakul said.

Ghebreyesus made this remark to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul after a special session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday.

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