House, “Kenika” reveals that the government is preparing to announce “promoting childbearing” as a national agenda within March, pointing out the problem of having few children. Impact on public health Economy and society as well
Ms. Kanika Aunjit, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said that the government and the Ministry of Public Health are led by Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health, and Mr. Santi Prompat, Deputy Minister of Public Health. Has been assigned to the Department of Health Is the driving force of the policy to promote quality births under the concept of “Give Birth Great World. Birth is a great gift.” Supporting all hospitals under the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health to establish birth promotion clinics. Consulting services Planning a pregnancy Diagnose and treat infertility Including increasing the potential to provide infertility treatment services using semen injection into the uterine cavity (IUI) and developing the hospital
‘s potential to be able to provide more in vitro fertilization (IVF) services.
Ms. Kanika continued that the government has a policy to encourage and promote quality childbearing. in the development of population and human capital Make it a national agenda To achieve integration of all sectors in jointly solving problems. It is expected that the announcement will be made in March. The main points to be considered are: Measures to promote childbearing Both about balancing work and taking care of family. Sharing the expenses and burden of raising children Helping people with infertility Including amending laws that are barriers to access to assisted reproductive technology. In groups with diverse genders single young men group Single women who want to have children But I don’t want to have a partner. To have the opportunity to have children
Thailand has continuously faced the problem of few births. In 2022, there were only 485,085 new births, the lowest number in more than 70 years, and the number of births i
s still lower than the number of deaths. This has caused the population to decrease since 2021, and if this situation continues, it is predicted that in the next 60 years, the Thai population will decrease by half, leaving only 33 million people, which will be at risk of labor shortages. Affecting the economic system, society, and security of the country in the future.
Source: Thai News Agency