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United States provides over $410,000 in ventilators and PPE to Thailand Ministry of Public Health

February 24, 2021 – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of U.S. Embassy Bangkok donated life-saving COVID-19 relief supplies to Thailand at an event at the Thai Ministry of Public Health today. U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Michael Heath, together with CDC-Thailand Country Director Dr. James Heffelfinger, joined MOPH Deputy Permanent Secretary ...

By U.S. Embassy Bangkok | 24 February, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & Thailand | Tags: CDC, COVID-19

Collaboration to tackle world’s number one killer

World Heart Day is celebrated on September 29 every year. The world’s most common cause of death is cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) – diseases of the heart or blood vessels, commonly referred to as heart disease or stroke. In Thailand, CVDs accounts for 29% of total deaths making it the number cause of death in the ...

By U.S. Mission Thailand | 20 September, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Thailand | Tags: CDC, Health

Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)

In 1997, the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) was established to strengthen international public health capacity by providing a network for the FETPs located around the world. TEPHINET is celebrating its 20th year of the professional network of 69 field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) working in more than 100 countries ...

By U.S. Embassy Bangkok | 20 September, 2017 | Topics: U.S. & Thailand | Tags: CDC, TEPHINET

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