2023-11-25 05:01:54
Thai women have every right to get screened for “cervical cancer” free of charge.
25 November 2023 at 12:01 p.m.
NHSO hotline 1330 proactively informs people of rights to “cervical cancer screening”, revealing that over the past 2 years, they have called more than 2.36 million times to advise Thai women in the target group, but the number of screenings After receiving the advice call, only 30 percent asked Thai women to receive risk finding services. Increase the chance of complete cure and reduce the death rate today (25 Nov. 2023) Dr. Atthaphon Limpanyalert Deputy Secretary-General of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said that under the health promotion and disease prevention services in the National Health Security system or the 30 baht gold card, there are benefits for cervical cancer screening services. To take care of all Thai women All rights to medical treatment To receive cervical cancer screening at no cost. In addition to searching for patients who are in the initial stages to enter treatment. It also reduces the death rate from this serious disease. Currently, oral cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Thai women, with 5,422 new cases reported per year (Cancer in Thailand Vol. The lives of 2,238 people per year (Public Health Statistics 2019, Strategy and Planning Division Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health. In the past, NHSO has used the mechanism “NHSO Hotline 1330” that allows officials to call NHSO 1330 hotline to inform regarding cervical cancer screening benefits. and provide advice to Thai women who are the target group for receiving services The operation has started since June 27, 2022 and has continuously called to follow up with the target group. It was found that from information over the past 2 years, the NHSO hotline 1330 has called to advise on the benefits of mouth cancer screening. The uterus has been given to the target group 2,360,484 times, separated into 330,016 times in fiscal year 2022 and 2,060,468 times in 2023, by the number of visits for screening services. After receiving advice from the 1330 hotline staff, the number is approximately 30 percent (processed together with rights exercise information and service fee reimbursement). However, the number of screening service visits After receiving advice, there are still not many. Therefore, NHSO would like to invite Thai women who are the target group. If you have received advice from NHSO hotline staff 1330, please contact the service unit for service. Or you can proceed through the channels that NHSO has prepared.
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