Thailand’s Health Ministry is investigating private clinics over suspicions of issuing fake certificates to migrants without examination.

A scandal has erupted in Thailand over allegations of phony health certificates being issued to migrant workers. Deputy Health Minister Chaichan Dechdecho has announced an investigation into several private hospitals allegedly selling fake certificates without conducting proper medical examinations.

According to the official, two or three private clinics are under suspicion. The facts are currently being checked, including the methods and procedures used to issue the forged documents. If found guilty, the medical institutions will lose their licenses, and the doctors who signed the forged certificates will lose their right to practice medicine.

Chaichan Dechdecho stressed that issuing false medical reports constituted a serious breach of medical ethics. According to the investigation, some hospitals certified migrants without conducting the necessary blood tests and X-ray examinations. This, according to the deputy minister, poses a serious threat to the health of the Thai population.

“If such individuals bring infectious diseases into the country, it will put both the nation and the Thai people at risk,” said Chaichan Dechdecho, expressing concern about the possible consequences. In connection with the incident, the Ministry of Health has also ordered increased supervision of recruitment companies conducting mobile medical examinations.

The Department of Disease Control and local hospitals will closely monitor their activities. Chaichan Dechdecho assured that he would personally supervise the investigation process and the application of sanctions if the facts of abuse are confirmed. “If the violation is proven by irrefutable evidence, I will personally supervise the application of measures,” he said, emphasizing that this issue cannot remain unresolved.

The incident has caused a public outcry in Thailand, where health and safety issues are under special scrutiny. Identifying and stopping such practices is a priority for the government, which is seeking to protect the health of its citizens and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Against the backdrop of the active development of the tourism sector and the influx of foreign workers, tightening control over medical institutions and procedures for issuing permits is becoming especially urgent.

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