The Department of Health joins APPC in promoting birth promotion on the international stage after Thailand is among the 23 countries whose populations will decrease. In the next 60 years, Thai people will decrease by half to 33 million people, half of whom will be the elderly and children aged 0-14 years, remaining 1 million people.
On November 17, Dr. Atchara Nitipinyasakul Acting Director-General of the Department of Health Mentioning the Seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) at The United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Bangkok on November 15, that the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has pushed for Promote having children The meeting marked the 60th anniversary of the conference and the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development. The challenge for Thailand is the declining birth rate. As a result, in the next 60 years or 2626, the Thai population will decrease from 66 million to only 33 million. The working age group between the ages of 15-64 will decrease from 46 million to only 14 million. Ages 0-14 will decrease from 10 million to only 1 million, while senior citizens aged 65 years and over will increase from 8 million to 18 million, accounting for 50 percent of the entire country’s population. If the population decreases this much Especially the working age group It will greatly affect the development of the country both economically and economically.
Dr. Sarawut Bunsuk, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Health, said that the Department presented to the meeting the importance of promoting birth under the “Give Birth Great World” campaign. Birth is a great giving. Thailand is stuck in a group of 23 countries whose populations are decreasing. The Ministry of Public Health has a policy to accelerate measures to promote childbearing. Both in terms of balancing work and taking care of family. Sharing the expenses and burden of raising children Helping people with infertility and amending laws that impede access to infertility treatment services with assisted reproductive technology. Among those living as a couple, they do not want to register their marriage. Gender diverse group single young men group Single women who want to have children To have the opportunity to have children By accelerating the public and private sectors to overhaul clinics to promote quality childbearing.
It also pledged at the Nairobi conference to deliver successful performance in 2030 on most of the SDGs, with universal health coverage. and sexual and reproductive health services are comprehensively covered. Especially in women and girls. This is something that all network partners must cooperate with. in terms of society, economy, culture and human rights To reassure citizens that no one will be left behind.
2023-11-17 08:42:00
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