Thai UHC Workshop 2025 “Sustainable UHC for better health: The SAFE Path”

Overview

The Thai Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Journey Workshop 2025: “Sustainable UHC for Better Health: The SAFE Path—Sustainability, Adequacy, Fairness, and Efficiency,” will be held in Bangkok from November 24 to 28, 2025. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn from Thailand’s experience in achieving and sustaining UHC. Applications are open until September 19, 2025.

The workshop is co-hosted by the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), the National Health Commission Office (NHCO), and the International Health Policy Program Foundation (IHPP Foundation), along with partner networks such as the Enhancing Leadership on Global Health2 Thailand (EnLIGHT) Program under the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (WHO-CCS), and the GLO+UHC Phase 3 Partnership Project. The Thai UHC Journey Workshop 2025 is scheduled to take place from November 24 to 28, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. It aims to showcase Thailand’s experiences in sustainable health financing and policy innovation while fostering mutual learning and capacity-building among countries striving to build resilient, equitable, and inclusive Universal Health Coverage (UHC) systems.

Objectives

• To explore Thailand’s journey toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by examining its health system architecture, financing reforms, and innovations, such as the S-A-F-E model and strategic purchasing mechanisms.
• To facilitate dialogue on sustainable health financing in the context of global challenges, including demographic shifts, economic transitions, and reduced development assistance.
• To exchange country experiences and policy innovations in areas such as value-based care, health promotion financing (e.g., sin taxes), and participatory governance for UHC.
• To strengthen regional and international collaboration by building networks among policymakers, practitioners, and development partners committed to achieving sustainable and equitable UHC.

Application Guidelines

• Application Form: Please complete the application form via this link https://shorturl.at/2vKf9

Required Documents for the application:

• A copy of your passport (JPG/PDF) 2) The confirmation form for your participation in the workshop (JPG/PDF)
• Download the confirmation form by this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_cNPuSBtwQZfwVNeSZY-SdxxiCtFzK/view?usp=sharing
• All required documents, please submit together with the application form shown in application link.

Participants Selection Criteria

• Professionals working in fields such as health policy and planning, health financing and budgeting, global health and development, health economics and research, health promotion and disease prevention, health systems strengthening, or civil society and community engagement.
• Currently engaged at the national, provincial, or city level in relevant health-related roles.
• Able to commit to full participation for the entire duration of the workshop in Thailand.
• Proficient in spoken and written English for effective communication and engagement.
• Aged 45 years or younger at the time of the workshop.

Important Dates.

• September 19, 2025: Deadline for application submission
• 1st week of October, 2025: Announcement of selected participants on the website and by e-mail
• October 31, 2025: Deadline for attendance confirmation.

Logistic Information:
Financial Responsibilities

• Responsibilities of the Host Organizations: The host organizations will cover the workshop-related expenses, including the meeting package (two coffee breaks and lunch per day) throughout the duration of the workshop.
• Responsibilities of the Participants: Participants will be responsible for the following costs:
  – International or Domestic Airfare
  – Domestic transportation within their home country and in Thailand (e.g., airport transfers)
  – Travel-related expenses, including passport, visa, health insurance, and medical certificates
  – Hotel accommodation during the workshop 5. Per diem and personal expenses during the workshop.

Funding Opportunities

• To encourage participation from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), the program offers the following support:
• Partial Scholarships: Four partial scholarships of up to USD 1,000 each will be awarded to select participants from Vietnam, the Philippines, and Lao PDR.
• The scholarship will cover round-trip airfare and accommodation for 4 nights, subject to individual need and available funds.
• Accommodation support: Accommodation support will be provided to five selected participants from LMICs for the duration of the program.
• All other expenses including airfare will be the responsibility of the participants.
• Contact persons: Main Email thaiuhcjourney@gmail.com Miss Doungtawan Sang-ngoen, Research Assistant, International Health Policy Program Foundation, (doungtawan.s@ihpp.thaigov.net) Ms. Miss Nuttha Siriwattanapisan, Specialist, International Collaboration on UHC Division, Policy Advocacy Unit, National Health Security Office (nuttha.s@nhso.go.th).