2. Health situation
Most healthcare services in Thailand are delivered to the residents by the public sector. The Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Defense (veteran hospitals) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs control all health care services. Regarding the private sector, there are hospitals, outpatient clinics and pharmacies shops. Alternative traditional medic is also available.
The population receiving health insurance increased continuously from 96.0 per cent in 2006 to 98.3 per cent in 2013. The Universal Coverage Card (UC) was the highest health insurance that people received (74.4 per cent), 15.4 per cent with the Social Security Scheme (SSS) / Workermen Compensation Fund (WCF) and 8.6 per cent with the Civil Servant Medical Benefits Scheme (CSMBS). For the private health insurance increased by 2.3 times from 2.3 per cent in 2006 to 5.3 per cent in 2013.