Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health

Capital
Bangkok
Area
514,000 km 2
Population
65.5 million
Thailand a country in the heart of
Southeast Asia, is bordered to the
north by Laos and Burma, to the
east by Laos and Cambodia, to the
south by the Gulf of Thailand and
Malaysia, and to the west by the
Andaman Sea and Burma. The
country is administratively divided
into 75 provinces and two specially
governed districts, Bangkok and
Pattaya. Each province is further
divided into districts and subdistricts.
Healthcare Facilities in Thailand
Population growth rate
0.64%
GDP - per capita (PPP)
$8,700
GDP - real growth rate
4.8%
(Source: CIA World Fact Book, 2008)
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Healthcare facilities in Thailand consist of
hospitals and small-scale facilities. There are
approximately 39,000 healthcare facilities of
which 1,457 are hospitals. Government-owned
hospitals accounts for 68% of which
approximately 90 % are under the Ministry of
Public Health (MoPH) and the rest 10% (102
hospitals) are owned by other ministries such
as Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry
of Defense (MoD). Private-owned hospitals
account for 32 %.
Small-scale healthcare facilities are 37,659 in
total. About 73% (27,363 clinics) is privateowned,
while government community
healthcare centers are about 27 % (10,296).
Table below shows the different types of
healthcare facilities in Thailand.
Types of Healthcare Facilities Number of hospitals / clinics
Hospitals 1,457
Government-owned
Private-owned
11 Healthcare Waste in Thailand: A Status Report, submitted by Ms. Sunee Piyapanpong, Director of Waste and Hazardous Substances Management Bureau, Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand to the Thematic Working Group on Solid and Hazardous Waste
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472
Small-scale Healthcare Facilities 37,659
Community Health Centers (Governmentowned)
Clinics (Private-owned)
10,296
27,363
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