The acting manager of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has insisted on the foundation’s transparency in spending state funds.
Supreeda Adulyanon was responding yesterday to recent investigations by the government’s Centre for National AntiCorruption and the Office of the AuditorGeneral (OAG) over alleged irregularities in its expenditure.
ThaiHealth has been criticised over the past few weeks for allegedly using state funds for the wrong purposes with inefficient results.
He said ThaiHealth had managed its budget spending efficiently for its 14 core tasks, adding that it achieved a 93% assessment score for its 113 key performance indicators last year.
One of its main tasks has been to stop people smoking and drinking and it has achieved real success in this even though the campaigns have been criticised as failures, he said.
“It’s a misunderstanding that we failed,” Mr Supreeda said.
“The [smoking and drinking rate] is being reduced from a big-picture perspective. But this task is not just being carried out by ThaiHealth.”
ThaiHealth also received 4.7 out of 5 points for its evaluation undertaken by its independent board committee, Mr Supreeda said.
The Office of the Auditor-General of Thailand may have taken some issues into account without looking at the overall picture so it concluded ThaiHealth did not succeed in its tasks, he said.
The law governing ThaiHealth has been criticised for being too broad to properly determine the kind of tasks that the foundation can spend on.
One of the main criticisms has been that some media organisations received funds from ThaiHealth and their roles are not related to health issues.
Defending ThaiHealth, Mr Supreeda urged people to understand that society needs different types of organisations with different roles to achieve the mission of improving public health.
“Many people do not understand this. However, we’re happy to find points of collaboration that can make everyone feel comfortable,” he said, adding that one point might be to determine the definition of health promotion under the law.
Asked about the possibility of amending the ThaiHealth law, Mr Supreeda said it was a solution but not the only one.
“We will listen to all opinions and work together to find the truth,” he said.
Meanwhile, Saree Ongsomwang, the secretary-general of the Foundation for Consumers (FFC) which receives a budget contribution from ThaiHealth, yesterday denied the FFC had any conflicts of interest over budget allocation.
According to the OAG, some of ThaiHealth’s executive committee members are associated with organisations, including the FFC, that ThaiHealth has approved budgets for.
The acting manager of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has insisted on the foundation’s transparency in spending state funds.Supreeda Adulyanon was responding yesterday to recent investigations by the government’s Centre for National AntiCorruption and the Office of the AuditorGeneral (OAG) over alleged irregularities in its expenditure.ThaiHealth has been criticised over the past few weeks for allegedly using state funds for the wrong purposes with inefficient results.He said ThaiHealth had managed its budget spending efficiently for its 14 core tasks, adding that it achieved a 93% assessment score for its 113 key performance indicators last year.One of its main tasks has been to stop people smoking and drinking and it has achieved real success in this even though the campaigns have been criticised as failures, he said.“It’s a misunderstanding that we failed,” Mr Supreeda said.“The [smoking and drinking rate] is being reduced from a big-picture perspective. But this task is not just being carried out by ThaiHealth.”ThaiHealth also received 4.7 out of 5 points for its evaluation undertaken by its independent board committee, Mr Supreeda said.The Office of the Auditor-General of Thailand may have taken some issues into account without looking at the overall picture so it concluded ThaiHealth did not succeed in its tasks, he said.The law governing ThaiHealth has been criticised for being too broad to properly determine the kind of tasks that the foundation can spend on.One of the main criticisms has been that some media organisations received funds from ThaiHealth and their roles are not related to health issues.Defending ThaiHealth, Mr Supreeda urged people to understand that society needs different types of organisations with different roles to achieve the mission of improving public health.“Many people do not understand this. However, we’re happy to find points of collaboration that can make everyone feel comfortable,” he said, adding that one point might be to determine the definition of health promotion under the law.Asked about the possibility of amending the ThaiHealth law, Mr Supreeda said it was a solution but not the only one.“We will listen to all opinions and work together to find the truth,” he said.Meanwhile, Saree Ongsomwang, the secretary-general of the Foundation for Consumers (FFC) which receives a budget contribution from ThaiHealth, yesterday denied the FFC had any conflicts of interest over budget allocation.According to the OAG, some of ThaiHealth’s executive committee members are associated with organisations, including the FFC, that ThaiHealth has approved budgets for.
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