On 19 November 2025, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) marked its 23rd anniversary and reaffirmed its commitment to moving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) forward for the Thai people—guided by the SAFE approach to sustainable health financing: Sustainability, Adequacy, Fairness, and Efficiency.
NHSO 23rd Anniversary & SAFE Framework
NHSO celebrates its 23rd anniversary and steps into its 24th year, highlighting the SAFE framework for sustainable health financing: Sustainability (long-term affordability), Adequacy (enough for everyone), Fairness (shared financial responsibility), and Efficiency (cost-effective, timely quality services).
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)
Thailand’s UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1) reached 82 in 2019 (B.E. 2562)—ranked No. 1 among WHO South-East Asia Region (WHO SEARO) Member States—compared with a global average of 68.
UHC Challenges and Targets for 2027 (B.E. 2570)
Thailand’s UHC must respond to key pressures, including rapid advances in health technology, an ageing society, global warming, changing disease patterns, and fiscal/financial sustainability. Targets for 2027 (B.E. 2570) include limiting: health expenditure to no more than 5.0% of GDP, no more than 20% of total government expenditure, and medical-expense-driven poverty to no more than 0.25%.
