Thicharat said doctors had to use chemotherapy for leukaemia patients beyond the first stage. But chemotherapy cannot cure the disease, while the oral drugs can, she said. Leukaemia patients have pay about Bt200,000 a month for the drug out of their own pockets, which is too expensive for many. The campaign has been widely shared on Facebook, especially on the page for members of the social security fund club. Many people have commented that people who have not paid into the social security fund but receive gold-card universal healthcare rights enjoy better medical treatment than the social security fund members.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 24, 2017 08:05 UTC