PHM, predicting surge aged population surge, wants more funding

The Public Health Ministry will ask the National Health Security Office to allocate special budget to provide health care services for elderly people after learning the nation's aged population will soar to 13 million in the next sixteen years, Health Minister, Wittaya Kaewparadai said yesterday.

The Health Ministry found that 80 percent of six million elderly people are now suffering with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, paralysis, stroke, pulmonary troubles, and cataracts, he said at the "Primary Health Care Service : The Alliance to develop aged care system" conference.

NHSO's current budget comes from the universal health care scheme, providing....