9th Asia – Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health (AAAH) Conference, Sri Lanka 27 October 2016

1. Situation report
Thailand
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2. HWF distribution
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Nurse
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Doctor Nurse
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Urban
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Doctor
Nurse
Thailand
Population: 65,323,148
Doctor : 50,573
Nurse : 149,072
Density per 1,000 pop
Geographical distribution Rural/Urban distribution
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3. Investment and health reliance
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Production
Doctor: 21 medical schools (19 public, 2 private)
Production capacity 3100/year
Nurse: 85 nursing schools (62 public, 23 private)
Production capacity 12,000/year
HWF mainly depends on domestic source
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4. Governance
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• Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)  National
health authority
• Processional council
o control the professional conduct of practice
o give advice or recommendations to the government
• New governance landscape  Networking
oNational HRH Commission
oThe commission of Health Professional Education
o Reform
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5. HRH Information System
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• Registration system – Personal division in MOPH
oStrength: cover all government officer
oWeakness: No data on private sector
• Private sector – Report annually to MOPH
o Weakness: under report
• Survey system
o Annually survey by Bureau of Policy and Strategy
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6. What next for Thailand
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MOPH
• Service plan and excellent center plan (2o and 3o care)
• Primary Care Cluster project – strengthen 1o care
MOE
• Transformative education
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