Phuket Vice Governor Samawit Suphanphai led the first 2025 meeting of the Subcommittee on Prevention and Resolution of Teenage Pregnancy Problems at the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office’s Nakkerd Meeting Room last week.
The meeting brought together representatives from public health, education, social development, and other key sectors to review progress and strengthen efforts to tackle teenage pregnancy in the province.
The subcommittee, formally established under a 2022 provincial order, is working to ensure that Phuket’s strategy aligns with national policies and delivers tangible results, said an official report of the meeting.
Officials reviewed the current situation of teenage pregnancy in Phuket and evaluated progress under the province’s five key prevention strategies, which have been in place since 2017 and will continue until 2026, the report said.
However, the official report failed to cite any no statistics for teenage pregnancies in Phuket presented at the meeting.
Regardless, the official report noted that the strategies focus on improving sexuality education, promoting family and community involvement, providing accessible reproductive health services, protecting teenagers’ reproductive health rights and using data and research to guide effective interventions.
The meeting also considered updates to the subcommittee’s structure and discussed the selection of model schools and local administrative organisations that demonstrate best practices in preventing teenage pregnancy.
These models will be chosen by a selection committee representing Phuket’s education, social development, and local government sectors, with final results to be submitted to the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office, the report said.
To raise awareness, the subcommittee will also launch a public relations campaign under the theme: ‘Teenagers Don’t Get Pregnant, Invite Friends to Prevent, Far From Unplanned Pregnancy’ The Line Teen Club platform will also be promoted as a supportive space for teenagers to access information and resources.
Deputy Governor Samawit emphasized the need for coordinated, sustained action across sectors, noting that teenage pregnancy has long-term social, economic and health impacts, especially in a diverse, tourism-driven province like Phuket.
He stressed that prevention efforts must be accessible, safe, and genuinely responsive to the needs of young people.