ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We wish to thank all those interviewed for their frank views and experiences on
the historical development of the health system in Thailand. Findings indicated
untiring contributions by public health workers throughout the country, technocrats
who influenced policy formulation and various leaders in the MOPH
who were highly committed to contributing to the health development of the
country.
The National Statistical Office, which generates evidence from household
surveys and routine administrative datasets maintained by relevant departments
of the MOPH and other ministries, provided indispensable support. Thanks to
all colleagues in the International Health Policy Programme who were involved
in supporting this work. Without them, this chapter would not have been possible.
We enjoyed working with other members of the London School of Hygiene &
Tropical Medicine who steered this work, as well as colleagues from four other
countries – Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Tamil Nadu (India) and Kyrgyzstan. Thanks
to Lesong Conteh who visited Thailand and provided technical support on qualitative
analysis using NVivo.