17 Feb. 65 – Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, together with Dr. Kiattipoom Wongrachit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, executives and related agencies, both the public and private sectors, joined the opening of the building. “Bangrak Medical Center” to be a new office under the concept of “90 years, Bangrak Better Services Better Health” and said that Bangrak Hospital It is a hospital specializing in sexually transmitted diseases. Opened for more than 90 years, the Department of Disease Control has renovated and opened as “Bangrak Medical Center”, which will be a one-stop service for sexual health, covering screening, counseling, treatment of STIs, skin diseases, and hepatitis B vaccination. In order to monitor and control sexually transmitted diseases in the country and providing people with access to quality and standard sexually transmitted disease services
Mr. Anutin continued that sexually transmitted disease It is a disease that must be monitored under The Communicable Disease Act, B.E. 2558 as it relates to people’s lifestyles and behaviors. The latest data in 2020 reveals that the morbidity rate is likely to increase to 33.6 per 100,000 people, especially the 5 main diseases, namely syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, chancre and venereal disease of the glands and lymph ducts. In which youth aged 15-24 years have a relatively high rate of syphilis from 2015, the morbidity rate is 11.0 per 100,000 people in 2020, increasing to 50.4 per 100,000 people, while gonorrhea in 2020 has a morbidity rate of 58.8 per 100,000 people, which the Ministry of Public Health has. The goal is to end the sexually transmitted disease problem by 2030 by reducing the rate of gonorrhea at no more than 3 per 100,000 people and reducing the rate of new syphilis cases not exceeding 1 per 100,000 people.
On the side of Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that the service plan of Bangrak Medical Center to start on March 1, 2022, including PrEP (PrEP) to prevent new HIV infection, ST Is Test & Go service with more channels for risk assessment and collection of deliveries. self check Screening for cervical cancer risk with HPV testing (HPV DNA). There are state-of-the-art laboratories in immunology, microbiology and molecular biology. There are drug research studies in collaboration with foreign agencies, such as randomized drug disclosure studies conducted in multiple institutions on the premise of non-inferiority. to assess the effectiveness and safety of the product Soliflodacin Research single-dose zoliflodacin versus ceftriaxone intramuscular single injection with azithromycin (Azithromycin) single dose for the treatment of patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea It will upgrade its services to Wellness Center and become an internationally recognized STIs Prevention Training Center in the future. In 2023, it plans to provide hepatitis C viral load testing services. Health check-up before traveling abroad/before going to work/and annual health check-up Vaccination services for adults such as HPV (prevents warts and cervical cancer), hepatitis A, influenza, shingles vaccine, etc., as well as drug delivery services by mail.
In this event, there will be an exhibition to educate regarding the prevention and treatment of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. from the Division of AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Department of Disease Control, and civil society, including the Friends of Service Workers Foundation Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand including providing free sexual health checks to the public Throughout February, it will offer free screening services for 6 diseases, including HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B and C, as well as organizing the “Start Safe SEX, Use Condom” campaign to raise awareness, understanding and awareness. on the correct use of condoms And use a condom every time you have sex with anyone. for safe sex
