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CDC Health Information for Travelers to Southeast Asia  (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/seasia.htm)
Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling to Southeast Asia. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Center for Combating Counterfeit Drug  (http://www.fda.moph.go.th/fda-net/html/product/drug/fda%5Fdrug/eng%5Fvers/center.htm)
Established by Food and Drug Administration to combat counterfeit drugs. Presents an overview of the counterfeit drug situation in Thailand with information regarding specific withdrawn drugs, recalled drugs, and counterfeit drugs. Some reports available in Thai only (in PDF format).

Faculty of Dentistry Mahidol University  (http://www.dt.mahidol.ac.th/database/index.html)
Searchable research database on Thai dental literature.

Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University  (http://graduate.mahidol.ac.th/grad/en/research/index.asp)
Searchable database of graduate student thesis abstracts in the fields of medical sciences, science and technology, public health, social sciences, humanities and education, linguistics, culture, environment and natural resource.

HIV and AIDS in Thailand  (http://www.avert.org/aidsthai.htm)
On the program of HIV and AIDs management in Thailand.

HIV/AIDS and aging database in Thailand  (http://sirilib.si.mahidol.ac.th/virtua.3/english/vtls-basic.html)
Easy to use index searching database with bibliography where searches can also be limited.

Kong Khruengsamang Lae Wadthu Antarai  (http://www.dmsc.moph.go.th/webroot/cosmetics/index.htm)
Agency responsible for controlling the quality of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products as well as monitoring use of dangerous substances. Provides organizational information and services. Presents general knowledge about cosmetics and dangerous substances, research, quality assurance, and news.

Kō̜ng Chiwa Wadthu  (http://www.dmsc.moph.go.th/webroot/biology/bio-index-main.htm)
Agency responsible for controlling the quality of biological products and developing new technologies in Thailand. Provides organizational information, Division plans, and services. Also features information about biological products, including vaccines and potency of biological products with related research.

Krasūang Sāthāranasuk  (http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/4311679)
Website presents general information of the Ministry of Public Health, with its executive directory, directories of its departments and related offices. Also includes information about public health issues, population, health policies, specific diseases, and Thai Public Health Profile report.

Krom Sukkhaphāp Čhit  (http://www.moph.go.th/mdh/index1.html)
Provides basic information about the Department of Mental Health, articles about mental health, examples of mental health disorders, diagnosis guides and treatment, and links to other mental health institutes.

Krom Witthayāsāt Kānphæt̄  (http://www.dmsc.moph.go.th/)
Department under the Ministry of Public Health responsible for controlling the quality of drugs, production of vaccines, medical diagnosis, and analysis of food. Provides an overview of the agency, links to internal divisions and information centers of each division. Includes research in related areas and the "Bulletin of the Department of the Medical Sciences." Organizational information available in English.

Krom ʻAnāmai, Krasūang Sāthāranasuk  (http://www.anamai.moph.go.th/)
Provides information about the Department of Health, including history, organizational structure, policies and responsibilities. Also presents general information about public health of Thailand, health statistics, environmental health, nutrition, dental health, and full text of Public health laws (in Thai).

Ministry of Public Health :  (http://eng.moph.go.th/AllNews.asp)
Information on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrone provided by the Thai Ministry of Public Health.

Ministry of Public Health, Thailand  (http://www.moph.go.th/)
Provides information and statistics on research into public health issues, population, health policies, specific diseases, and Thai Public Health Profile" report.

Mūnlanithi Sāthāranasuk hæn̄g Chāt  (http://www.thainhf.org/)
Non-profit organization aimed at providing research and knowledge in order to strengthen overall good health of Thai society. Presents research projects performed by the foundation including the second National Health Examination Survey, full-text articles about public health, research about drunk drivers, and other research related to public health. All documents are in PDF format.

SARS Operation Center  (http://www-ddc.moph.go.th/SARS%5Fcenter%5Fen.html)
Website of the Ministry of Public Health. In Thai and English.

Samnakngān Khana Kammakān ʻĀhān læ Yā  (http://www.fda.moph.go.th/fdaindex.htm)
Department under Ministry of Public Health responsible for ensuring that food and health products are safe. Presents organizational information, news, searchable information about products controlled by FDA, related laws, related articles, some statistics, and links to internal divisions. Some information available in English; some in documents JPEG format.

Sathāban Kānphæt̄ Phæn̄ Thai  (http://www.ittm.or.th/)
Agency under the Ministry of Public Health established to preserve and support Thai traditional medicine. Presents a background of Thai traditional medicine, the Institute's functions, organizational structure, and current projects. Also offers articles regarding traditional medicine, herbs, laws related to traditional medicine.

Sathāban Wičhai læ Phatthanā  (http://www.rdi.gpo.or.th/)
Operating under the Ministry of Public Health, the Institute performs research on new pharmaceutical products. Presents organizational information, current research projects and services. Features information about herbs and how thet are used to cure various diseases and encourage good health. Also links to R & D NetZine (back issues available until 1997), and links to newsletters (back issues available until 1996). Most information available in English.

Supreme Patriarch Center on Aging, Department of Medical Sciences  (http://www.aging.go.th/)
Brief overview of Center under the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health that conducts research and study regarding aging, especially in "Successful aging." Includes reports on aging, genomes, and population aging in Thailand and information from the Training Center on Aging.

Thail medical index  (http://sirilib.si.mahidol.ac.th/virtua.2/english/vtls.html)
Database of articles from Thai medical journals from the Siriraj Medical Library. Easy to use index (word, combination of words, and expert boolean search) - bibliography with searches that can be limited.

Thailand - Consular Information Sheet  (http://travel.state.gov/thailand.html)
U.S. Department of State information on travel, health, and national security in Thailand.

Thailand Medical Clinic Online  (http://www.thaiclinic.com)
This Thai medical webpage collects interesting information about health and medical knowledge with answers to questions concerning health in clinic online by specialist as well as links to hospital in Thailand

Thantaphæt̄thayasāt  (http://www.dentalcouncil.or.th/)
Agency established by the Dental Profession Act (B.E. 2537) responsible for regulating and monitoring dental profession in Thailand. Includes texts of B.E. 2537, Rule of Conduct for Dental Profession, right of patient to receive dental care, and other related laws. Background, objectives, responsibilities, and organizational information.

UNICEF - At a glance: Thailand - Statistics  (http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/Thailand%5Fstatistics.html)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This website provides a detailed overview of statistics in Thailand in several important areas such as health, education, economics and women.

WHO SEARO Library - Thailand  (http://library.whosea.org/members/thai/)
Basic health information about Thailand.

World Health Organization: Thailand  (http://www.who.int/country/tha/en/)
Website of the World Health Organization (WHO) provide access to information about health initiatives, progams, and warnings. The site also includes statistics and information about disease outbreaks in Thailand.

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