The Thai Ministry of Public Health is the government ministry responsible for governing healthcare, the healthcare industry, public health, and health-related NGOs within the country. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of medical professionals, hospitals, and clinics in the country.
Bureau of Vector-Borne Disease, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
The Thai Malaria Control Programme has been operating since 1949. It is now part of the Bureau of Vector-Borne Disease within the Department of Disease Control in the Ministry of Public Health. The Bureau is responsible for malaria-related research, generating policy for malaria control, and evaluating the malaria control programme. Throughout the country, there are 39 Vector-Borne Disease Centers at the provincial level and 302 Vectorborne Disease Units at the district level that are responsible for the prevention and control of malaria, as well as other vector-borne diseases. There are 529 malaria clinics throughout the country, and village malaria volunteers are actively involved in prevention and control activities in each community. The Bureau implements Containment Project activities on the Thai side of the border, including managing mosquito net distribution, mobile malaria clinics at border crossings, intense follow-up of falciparum malaria cases, piloting an innovative surveillance system using geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping and delivering intensive education and outreach to seasonal migrants.
Bureau of Vector-Borne Disease, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
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