MEDICAL RESEARCH/LOCAL MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICINES/HOSPITALS IN BANGKOK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000200590006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 25, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO
COUNTRY Thailand
DATE DISTR. ;LS flax. 5-3
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SUBJECT Medical Research/Local Manufacture and Distribution NO. DF PAGES 2
of Medicines/Hospitals in Bangkok
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ACQUIRED
DATE
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFICTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN TEl MEANING OF TITLE II, IICTIONE 793
AND 704, OF THE U.I. CODE, AS AMENDIO, ITS TRANIMISSION OR RIVE.
LATIOR OF ITS CONTINTS TO OR RECEIPT NY AN UNAUTHORIIID PINION IS
PROHIBITIN It LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS raps IS PROHIEITIO.
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1, Medical education in Thailand has been confined to academic training of doctors and has
only recently awakened to the need for research. About five years ago, the government
established the Siamese Medical Research Council as a government agency to sponsor all
phases of medical research. There are no full time employees and the only work done is
carried on by physicians on a part time basis. Equipment available in hospitals is
very limited and there are no centrifuges or pressure chambers for physiological test-
ing.
2. The research work done is primarily in pharmacology for the purpose of classifying
and refining the indigenous herbs found locally. Funds, trained personnel, and 50X1
facilities are all lacking for carrying on any important work. 50X1
3.
Military medical units are quite small and -have little contact with medical institutions.
they have no hospital ships, trains, or planes, or equip-
ment that could be converted to these uses. The only equipment of this nature
are Red Cross mobile units.
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5. Over BO per cent of medical supplies for both military and civilian use are importe soxi
The government maintains a Pharmacology Department that makes powders,
ampules, capsules, etc from drugs imported in bulk. There are no pharmaceutical 50x1
� houses as exist in the US. The drugs are warehoused largely in Bangkok and dis-
tributed by the government to the hospital and out-patient clinics, 95 per cent of
� which are government owned.
6. yaccines and sera for cholora, typhoid, typhoid A and B1 and smallpox Aro:made .itythe
Paste Ili" Institute in Bangkok. This government owned institution employs about
� 20 people and can supply Thailand's normal requirements.
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