Inaugurating the first day of the APEC health meeting, discussions were held with 17 economic zones, including Thailand, which is facing the issue of low birth rates affecting the workforce

The Deputy Minister of Public Health opens a policy discussion meeting “Smart Families” on the first day of the APEC Health Week meeting. Reveals that 17 economic zones, including Thailand, have low fertility rates, fearing fewer births will reduce the workforce, facing the burden of supporting society, raising children and the elderly, affecting the long-term economy…
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..Dr. Suwannachai said that the Ministry of Public Health is preparing to handle the situation by creating the Smart Families initiative, enacting various laws and policies, including the National Reproductive Health Development Policy and Strategy, Edition 2, to promote prepared and intentional births and to encourage the upbringing of children to reach their full potential, becoming a key force in the country’s development. The Prevention and Solution of Teenage Pregnancy Act has been enacted to integrate relevant agencies through a committee format, reducing the birth rate among teenagers aged 15-19 by half before 10 years, and aiming to reduce the teenage birth rate by 2027 to no more than 1.5 per thousand population. Additionally, it helps reduce the problem of dropping out of the education system, providing various welfare services to assist teenage mothers…

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