The Problem on Law regarding the Protection of the Right to Health of Older People in the Situation of the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic
Keywords:
the right to health, older people, the situation of the Coronavirus 2019 pandemicAbstract
This article aims to study the problems regarding the right to health of older people that is lacking protection and promotion properly in the situation of the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic in Thailand. Because of the problems regarding law enforcement improperly for problem solving in public health, discrimination, inaccessibility to state aid and the strict and incompatible with the principle of proportionality measures, that is the measure for older people and care home closing measure. From the study, there were proposals to deal with various problems including 1) Proposed repeal the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005) enforcement. And enforce the Communicable Disease Act B.E. 2558 (2015) mainly in the situation of the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic. By the way, the Communicable Disease Act shall be amended to be compatible with the protection and controlling the pandemic as the severity of the situation of the Coronavirus 2019. 2) Proposed that , the law regarding the protection and the promotion of the right to health of older people should be enforced seriously to facilitate older people to be able to access to medical measures thoroughly and properly. And 3) Proposed repeal lockdown and care home closing measures. But the government should make the public health guidance for older people and care homes by determining the care homes to follow the guidance about measures in care home strictly.
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