Cancer patients attend a music therapy session organised at Maha Vajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district last month. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)Almost 300 leukaemia patients have received free stem-cell transplant treatment thanks to Social Security, according to the Social Security Office (SSO). In 2017 alone, 131 leukaemia patients underwent treatment under the scheme and 150 in the following year. To receive free treatment, patients must get approvals from accredited medical doctors saying they need a stem cell transplant. The hospitals include Chulalongkorn Hospital, Ramathibodi Hospital, Siriraj Hospital, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Songklanagarind Hospital, and Srinagarind Hospital.

Source: Bangkok Post May 05, 2019 23:43 UTC