Health
Managing Health Care Costs in the Asia Pacific
The survey results show the cost of health care benefits is projected to increase by 7.9% in 2016
The 2016 Global Medical Trends Survey draws on responses from 174 leading medical insurers, of which 45% are from Asia Pacific.
The survey results show the cost of health care benefits is projected to increase by 7.9% in 2016. The increase is driven largely by higher cost of hospital and inpatient services, medical technology and providers overprescribing or recommending too many services.
By Willis Towers Watson
On the WHO website you can find information and guidance from WHO Thailand regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first reported from Wuhan, China. Please visit this page for regular updates as the situation evolves.
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Thailand discovers first case of local infection in 100 days
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said that it has discovered a locally transmitted case of Covid-19 after more than 100 days with zero cases within the country.
A 37-year-old inmate at Bangkok’s Khlong Prem Prison has been tested positive for the coronavirus as the Kingdom’s just passed the 100 days milestone without local infections.
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Thailand logs three months without domestic cases
According to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Thailand has recorded zero new locally-contracted cases for 91 days, as all new cases were imported from other countries.
Five new cases of Covid-19 were reported over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Sunday.
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