PUBLISHED: 3 Nov 2024 at 17: 45
According to Thailand’s National Health Security Office ( NHSO ), high blood pressure was the top medical condition among outpatients receiving universal healthcare in 2023.
NHSO secretary-general Dr Jadet Thammathataree said on Sunday that in the fiscal year 2023, a budget of 99.7 billion ringgit was allocated to care for 47.727 million available Thais, which equated to 3, 385.98 baht per head.
Of this amount, the outpatient services expenditure was 1, 344.40 ringgit and the acute budget was 1, 477.01 baht per capita.
The general medical system, otherwise known as the gold cards scheme, was used 170.39 million times by outpatients in 2023 — a rate of 3.63 times per person per year, and away from 2.45 times per person per year in 2003 when the scheme was launched.
Dr Jadet said the top 10 sicknesses among outpatients that used the gold cards support were high blood pressure, followed by non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, lipoprotein metabolism disorders and other blood lipid conditions, flu, severe renal failure, another gentle tissue disorders, tooth decay, indigestion, additional muscle disorders, and gingivitis and periodontitis.
As for acute services, the general care program served 6.09 million trips, rising from 4.30 million in 2003.
The best sicknesses treated were ulcers and taking, followed by asthma, chronic kidney failure, various chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, heart failure, thalassemia, cognitive infarction, non-insulin-dependent diabetes and urinary system disorders.
” This data reflects people’s access to comprehensive and widespread treatment, which reduces financial burdens.
Additionally, Dr. Jadet emphasized that it is crucial to use empirical data and public health information to promote and prevent disease prevention campaigns to lessen illnesses in the future.