Background

Thailand had achieved the Universal Health Coverage since 2002 when the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) was launched and covered all remaining populations not insured by the two existing schemes: Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS) and Social Health Insurance (SHI). With full geographical coverage of public health facilities, people can access to quality health services without financial barrier. The good health outcomes can be observed, for example, the maternal mortality ratio (modelled estimates) has decreased from 43 per 100,000 live births in 2000 to 37 in 2017; a rate lower than the upper middle-income countries average of 43 per 100,000 live births in the same period. Moreover, Thailand’s current health expenditure has been lower than 4% of its gross domestic products for the past two decades. Our experience has been shared with other countries. 

Thai UHC Alliance partner, compose of Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), National Health Security Office (NHSO), Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and National Health Commission Office, Thailand (NHCO) in cooperation with International Health Policy Program (IHPP),  WHO Country Cooperation Strategy Global Health Diplomacy (WHO: CCSGHD) and Thailand Japan Partnership Project for Global Health and Universal Health Coverage (GLO UHC) will organize a training workshop to share experience of Thai Universal Health Coverage under the training workshop “UHC Journey : How Thailand achieved good health at low cost? (Thai UHC Journey)”.

The workshop aims at building capacity of countries with high political commitment to achieving UHC, taking lessons and experiences of Thailand’s UHC journey and good practices in related areas including health system strengthening, health promotion and public participation in policy process. The workshop also aims to promote South-South technical collaborations.  Due to the current pandemic, we are moving the workshop program to online platform.