The government agency is previewing “New Year 2019 Gifts” for the 48 million people covered by the universal healthcare scheme. Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn yesterday said the NHSO would implement these five projects next year. Colostomy bags worn post-surgery by colon-cancer patients and the hormonal suppressants Leuprorelin and Triptorelin used to slow precocious puberty were made available under the health scheme in October, the beginning of 2019 fiscal year. Piyasakol said colostomy bags made from rubber, an invention that won an award in 2017 for a Prince of Songkla University research team, would make life easier for the 54,000 users in the health scheme. The NHSO will add at least two more locations to the 19 places where citizens can register for the health scheme, he said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 20, 2018 18:00 UTC