Weerasak Putthasri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6334131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Weerasak Putthasri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Weerasak |
| FAMILY NAME | Putthasri |
| SIGNATURE | PUTTHASRI W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ministry of Public Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Can a high-powered financial incentive programme reduce resignation rates among healthcare providers in rural areas? Evidence from Thailand’s 2008 Hardship Allowance programme
Geographic disparities in the availability of healthcare providers remain a global health challenge. Financial incentives have been widely implemented to attract rural healthcare workers with limited scientific evidence in developing economies. In this study, we investigate the relationship between financial incentives and rural resignations in a middle-income country using Thailand’s Hardship Allowance programme that first doubled or tripled but…
Breastfeeding Practice and Association between Characteristics and Experiences of Mothers Living in Bangkok
Although the benefits of breastfeeding are widely recognized, only 14% of mothers in Thailand exclusively breastfed their children during the first six months of their lives in 2019, which dropped from 23% in 2016. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) up to six months, current breastfeeding patterns, and key determinants that influence six-month EBF among mothers residing in Bangkok, Thailand. A cross-section…
Daily Step Counts from the First Thailand National Steps Challenge in 2020
Thailand's first national steps challenge has been implemented in 2020 with the goal to raise the level of physical activity nationwide by monitoring achievements through a smartphone application. This study examined the daily step counts of participants in the first national steps challenge. Six data points from 186,653 valid participants were retrieved and analyzed in five periods using Poisson regression. The mean daily steps peaked at 3196 in…
Education Policy for Migrant Children in Thailand and How It Really Happens; A Case Study of Ranong Province, Thailand
Health and education are interrelated, and it is for this reason that we studied the education of migrant children. The Thai Government has ratified 'rights' to education for all children in Thailand since 2005. However, there are gaps in knowledge concerning the implementation of education policy for migrants, such as whether and to what extent migrant children receive education services according to policy intentions. The objective of this stud…
The Devil Is in the Detail—Understanding Divergence between Intention and Implementation of Health Policy for Undocumented Migrants in Thailand
Migrants' access to healthcare has attracted attention from policy makers in Thailand for many years. The most relevant policies have been (i) the Health Insurance Card Scheme (HICS) and (ii) the One Stop Service (OSS) registration measure, targeting undocumented migrants from neighbouring countries. This study sought to examine gaps and dissonance between de jure policy intention and de facto implementation through qualitative methods. In-depth …
Health insurance for people with citizenship problems in Thailand
In 2002, Thailand achieved universal health coverage through the introduction of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS). However, people with citizenship problems, so-called 'stateless people', were left uninsured. Consequently, the 'Health Insurance for People with Citizenship Problems' (HIS-PCP) policy was adopted in 2010 with features emulating the UCS. This study sought to examine the operational constraints faced by health providers in implemen…
Challenges in the provision of healthcare services for migrants
Prevalence and profiles of unmet healthcare need in Thailand
The low prevalence of unmet need for both outpatient and inpatient services is a result of the availability of well-functioning health services at the most peripheral level, and of the comprehensive benefit package offered free of charge by all health insurance schemes. This assessment prompts a need for regular monitoring of unmet need in nationally-representative household surveys
Development of a resource modelling tool to support decision makers in pandemic influenza preparedness
The AsiaFluCap Simulator is freely available software (http://www.cdprg.org) which can be used by policy makers, policy advisors, donors and other stakeholders involved in preparedness for providing evidence based and illustrative information on health care resource capacities during future pandemics. The tool can inform both preparedness plans and simulation exercises and can help increase the general understanding of dynamics in resource capaci…
Pandemic influenza preparedness and health systems challenges in Asia
Health system context influences how the six countries have been preparing themselves for a pandemic. At the same time, investment in pandemic preparation in the six Asian countries has contributed to improvement in health system surveillance, laboratory capacity, monitoring and evaluation and public communications. A number of suggestions for improvement were presented to strengthen the pandemic preparation and mitigation as well as to overcome …
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Pandemic influenza preparedness and health systems challenges in Asia
Health system context influences how the six countries have been preparing themselves for a pandemic. At the same time, investment in pandemic preparation in the six Asian countries has contributed to improvement in health system surveillance, laboratory capacity, monitoring and evaluation and public communications. A number of suggestions for improvement were presented to strengthen the pandemic preparation and mitigation as well as to overcome …
Prevalence and profiles of unmet healthcare need in Thailand
The low prevalence of unmet need for both outpatient and inpatient services is a result of the availability of well-functioning health services at the most peripheral level, and of the comprehensive benefit package offered free of charge by all health insurance schemes. This assessment prompts a need for regular monitoring of unmet need in nationally-representative household surveys
Development of a resource modelling tool to support decision makers in pandemic influenza preparedness
The AsiaFluCap Simulator is freely available software (http://www.cdprg.org) which can be used by policy makers, policy advisors, donors and other stakeholders involved in preparedness for providing evidence based and illustrative information on health care resource capacities during future pandemics. The tool can inform both preparedness plans and simulation exercises and can help increase the general understanding of dynamics in resource capaci…
Challenges in the provision of healthcare services for migrants
Health insurance for people with citizenship problems in Thailand
In 2002, Thailand achieved universal health coverage through the introduction of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS). However, people with citizenship problems, so-called 'stateless people', were left uninsured. Consequently, the 'Health Insurance for People with Citizenship Problems' (HIS-PCP) policy was adopted in 2010 with features emulating the UCS. This study sought to examine the operational constraints faced by health providers in implemen…
Education Policy for Migrant Children in Thailand and How It Really Happens; A Case Study of Ranong Province, Thailand
Health and education are interrelated, and it is for this reason that we studied the education of migrant children. The Thai Government has ratified 'rights' to education for all children in Thailand since 2005. However, there are gaps in knowledge concerning the implementation of education policy for migrants, such as whether and to what extent migrant children receive education services according to policy intentions. The objective of this stud…
The Devil Is in the Detail—Understanding Divergence between Intention and Implementation of Health Policy for Undocumented Migrants in Thailand
Migrants' access to healthcare has attracted attention from policy makers in Thailand for many years. The most relevant policies have been (i) the Health Insurance Card Scheme (HICS) and (ii) the One Stop Service (OSS) registration measure, targeting undocumented migrants from neighbouring countries. This study sought to examine gaps and dissonance between de jure policy intention and de facto implementation through qualitative methods. In-depth …
Daily Step Counts from the First Thailand National Steps Challenge in 2020
Thailand's first national steps challenge has been implemented in 2020 with the goal to raise the level of physical activity nationwide by monitoring achievements through a smartphone application. This study examined the daily step counts of participants in the first national steps challenge. Six data points from 186,653 valid participants were retrieved and analyzed in five periods using Poisson regression. The mean daily steps peaked at 3196 in…
Breastfeeding Practice and Association between Characteristics and Experiences of Mothers Living in Bangkok
Although the benefits of breastfeeding are widely recognized, only 14% of mothers in Thailand exclusively breastfed their children during the first six months of their lives in 2019, which dropped from 23% in 2016. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) up to six months, current breastfeeding patterns, and key determinants that influence six-month EBF among mothers residing in Bangkok, Thailand. A cross-section…
Can a high-powered financial incentive programme reduce resignation rates among healthcare providers in rural areas? Evidence from Thailand’s 2008 Hardship Allowance programme
Geographic disparities in the availability of healthcare providers remain a global health challenge. Financial incentives have been widely implemented to attract rural healthcare workers with limited scientific evidence in developing economies. In this study, we investigate the relationship between financial incentives and rural resignations in a middle-income country using Thailand’s Hardship Allowance programme that first doubled or tripled but…
Medicine (7 works) · Public health (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (3 works)