NHSO board approves 5 gold card privileges, expands oral health check-up HIV self-testing, severe congenital heart disease in newborns Screening for hepatitis B and C in people born before ’35 and vaccine provision to prevent oral cancer in grade 5 primary school girls
March 17, 2023. The NHSO media team reported yesterday (March 16) that at the meeting of the National Health Security Board (NHSO Board) No. 3/2023 on 13th March 2023 it was decided to increase benefits in the scope of public health services in the National Health Security System or gold card 30 baht, 4 items, and adjust the plan for the supply of medicines, medical supplies according to the special project 2023 by increasing the supply of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer 1 more item
(Left) Anutin Charnvirakul, Minister of Public Health.
4 additional items of benefit, including 1. Oral health check service and polishing and cleaning services For the age group 25-59 years and the age group 60 years and over 2. HIV self-testing service (HIV Self test) 3. Screening service for severe congenital heart disease in newborns With a fingertip oxygen meter (Pulse oximeter) 4. Hepatitis B and C virus screening service for the public born before 1992
Although the adjustment of the drug supply plan according to the special project in 2023 is carried out in the HPV vaccination service to prevent cervical cancer in Grade 5 female students, the academic year 2019-2021 who have not received the vaccine from the a year. before
Professor Prasapsri Ungthavorn, a member of the NHSO board, as chairman of the sub-committee on determining the type and scope of public health services, said that oral health check services and teeth polishing and cleaning services It is a basic service that already exists. not a new service But it does not include the population aged 25-59 and the age group aged 60 and over, from the data of the year 2023, the population of these two groups has 47.26 million people in 6 months, targeting’ the service target to 10 per cent or 4.73 million people by It is a disbursement from the budget for health promotion and disease prevention benefits. a lump sum form for dental cases that are already well supported
The same goes for the HIV self-testing service. where the source of the budget already has a health promotion and disease prevention budget for HIV This service is an additional measure for people to access HIV self-testing. to enter the prevention and treatment service system more quickly However, if a positive test result is found it must be re-verified. To begin with, the price of a test kit certified by the Department of Medical Sciences has been negotiated. The new target group is expected to receive preliminary screening, there will be an increase of 238,900 plus the original target group of 660,200 people, which is a total of 899,100 people.
Professor Assoc continued. Prasapsri for screening services for severe congenital heart disease in newborns with fingertip oximeter. There are 271,800 target groups, but because at the moment 50 percent of newborn babies have already been examined with a fingertip oximeter. which has 135,900 untested groups, and hepatitis B and C screening services In the public born before 1992, it will be 1 time for life. There is a target group of 20-30 million people, but in the next 6 months, the aim is to screen 1 million people, both of which are performed using the budget of high income (lower) than the accumulated expenses in 2022. disease promotion and prevention programs
Professor Prasapsri, MD added that In addition, as part of the adjustment of the drug procurement plan, medical supplies according to the special project in 2023 will be part of the HPV vaccination service to prevent cervical cancer in grade 5 girls in the academic year 2019 -2021 because in 2019 -2021 Not Enough HPV Vaccine to Buy As a result, there are 1.2 million female grade 5 students who have not yet received the first dose of the vaccine, leading to additional purchases. Use a budget of income that is higher (lower) than the 2022 cumulative expenditure, health promotion and disease prevention program
“An important mission of the NHSO board is to look after and protect those who have gold patents. providing access to essential health services which today, as well as expanding the care of the target group has also added new benefits increasing access to services After this, the NHSO will speed up the process to carry out supervision in accordance with the decision approved by NHSO board this time, “Assoc. Professor Prasapsri said.
