| BANGKOK: February 5, 2007 - “Thailand Country Development Partnership in Health (CDP-H)" – a knowledge-sharing agreement between the World Bank and the Royal Thai Government – was signed by Dr. Manit Teeratanitkanont, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, and Mr. Ian Porter, World Bank Country Director for Thailand. CDP-H is a three-year program, which provides for World Bank financial and technical support to help Thailand improve the development of the country’s health sector. Judging from key health indicators over the last three decades, Thailand has enjoyed significant successes in improving public health. However, changing demographic and disease patterns, as well as financial burden on the public sector arising from the universal health insurance coverage provision, has been hampering efforts by the Government to sustain current healthcare programs.
CDP-H is designed to help the Government address these issues. Its three components aim to (i) improve the effectiveness of Thailand’s HIV/AIDS response, (ii) improve the effectiveness of public expenditures in the health sector, and (iii) improve the sector’s human resources and workforce management.
Download publications:
  Country Development Partnership in Health Concept Paper, February 2007 (1.3Mb pdf)
 Mr. Ian Porter’s speech at the CDP-H signing ceremony, February 5, 2007
 Press release in English
 Press release in Thai
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