Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. Vol.3, No.4 (2012), 220-225
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Suriyawongpaisal Paibul, Woratanarat Thira, Tansirisithikul Rassamee, Srithumrongsawat Samrit Scaling up emergency medical services under the universal health insurance scheme in Thailand. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. Vol.3, No.4 (2012), 220-225. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/14609
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Scaling up emergency medical services under the universal health insurance scheme in Thailand
Obstacles to developing effective Emergency Medical Services (EMS) include a lack of structural models, inappropriate training foci, concerns about cost, and sustainability in the face of a high demand for services. This reported case study from Thailand demonstrated how these obstacles had been addressed through incremental changes via a few initiatives on trauma care. Universal health insurance system and health systems and health financing reforms had taken place during the last 2 decades, and created a window of opportunity for sustainable EMS development in Thailand.
