The Ministry of Public Health plans to streamline decision-making by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to ensure the universal healthcare system remains sustainable amid growing budgetary pressure.
Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat, chairman of the National Health Security Commission, said discussions on reforming the NHSO's committee structure had been under way for some time and were not linked to the recent debate over a 145-million-baht funding for gender-affirming hormone therapy.