Abstract
More than 75% of the causes of death in Thailand are due to non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), for example, diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease which
can be prevented by managing inappropriate behavioral risk factors (such as consumption of
high-sugar, high-fat and high-sodium foods, having low physical activity, drinking alcohol, and
smoking), and the control of metabolic abnormalities arising from the accumulation of such
inappropriate behaviors leading to high blood glucose levels, high blood cholesterol levels,
becoming overweight/obese, and hypertension. As a result of the national issues, a coalition
of several relevant organizational agencies are working together to reduce morbidity, mortality,
as well as reducing the cost of care by implementing strategies under the direction of
executive committee for cooperation between the Thai government and the World Health
Organization (WHO Country Cooperation Strategies: WHO-CCS NCDs)
In 2022, the Non-Communicable Diseases Division strengthened collaboration
among partners and encouraged digital health prototype stations in villages or communities,
including reports on the effectiveness of behavior modification program using a mobile
application to blood sugar level, body mass index, waist circumference, health behavior scores
in working age groups, as well as the results of the development of the DM remission for
Family Medicine Policy Brief to ensure the successful implementation of the objectives for the
prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and to bring about the effective
cooperation of relevant partners in the advancement of non-communicable disease–related
works to achieve the SDGs goals in the areas that need to be developed
