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4. Types of TM service

As the national traditional medicine system of the country, TTM is the main

form of TM services provided in the health service system and covered by the Universal

Health Coverage Scheme (UHCS), the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS),
and the Social Security Scheme (SSS) while acupuncture is the only TCM therapy available
and covered by CSMBS, UHCS and SSS. Subsequently, Electroacupuncture for stroke

patients in intermediate care is covered by UHCS. Traditional medicine services provided

in the public health service system and their coverage by the three health security systems
of Thailand are summarised in Table 1.

Table 1: Traditional Medicine services provided in public health service facilities and
the coverage under health security systems of Thailand

Health security system
Purpose of Traditional medicine coverage
service services provided
UHCS CSMBS SSS
Thai Traditional Medicine

Treatment Herbal medicines *  
Therapeutic massage
(Nuad Thai)   
Hot herbal compression for therapeutic   
use

Herbal Steam Bath for therapeutic use   
herbal poultice - - -
Rehabilitation Therapeutic massage for rehabilitation *** *** ***
Hot herbal compression for
rehabilitation *** *** ***
Herbal Steam Bath for rehabilitation *** *** ***
Health Nuad Thai for health promotion - - -
Promotion Hot herbal compression for health
promotion - - -
Herbal steam bath for health promotion - - -

Post-partum care   
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Treatment & Acupuncture
rehabilitation **  

* Traditional medicine recipes and herbal medicines in the National List of Essential Herbal Medicines
Thailand
** Electroacupuncture for stroke patients in intermediate care only (20 sessions per service package)
*** Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke patients

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