Government launches Rama 9 Orange Line cancer screening center

Matichon•Politics•14h ago

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The government is developing the NCI Wellness & Cancer Prevention Center @MRT at a Rama 9 Orange Line station to provide proactive cancer screening.

•The project is a collaboration between the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand and the Department of Medical Services' National Cancer Institute.
•The center aims to serve approximately 60,000 people per year.
•The area for development consists of a 1,357.78 square meter multipurpose building and 682 square meters of surrounding space.
•A lease agreement for the area was signed on August 21, 2026.

•The government is developing preventive health services to be more accessible to the public, particularly working-age people and city dwellers with time constraints.
•The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand and the National Cancer Institute are developing the NCI Wellness & Cancer Prevention Center @MRT at the Rama 9 Orange Line station.
•The center targets a capacity of approximately 60,000 people per year.
•A lease agreement for the development area was signed on August 21, 2026.
•The project is currently in the process of area development and renovation and is not yet open to the public.
•Planned services include health consultations, cancer and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) risk assessments, screenings, and health education.
•The center plans to use medical technology including AI-supported digital mammograms, CT scans, ultrasounds, and laboratories.
•The project follows a Cabinet resolution on June 10, 2026, allowing the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand to lease 56 real estate assets.

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Lalida Periswiwattana

"The goal is not just to increase medical service locations, but to bring disease prevention services closer to the people's daily life routes."

เป้าหมายไม่ใช่เพียงการเพิ่มสถานที่ให้บริการทางการแพทย์ แต่เป็นการนำบริการป้องกันโรคเข้าไปใกล้กับเส้นทางชีวิตประจำวันของประชาชนมากขึ้น

Lalida Periswiwattana(ลลิดา เพริศวิวัฒนา)

Deputy Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister.

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand(การรถไฟฟ้าขนส่งมวลชนแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The organization collaborating with the Department of Medical Services to develop the health center and providing the leased area.

Department of Medical Services(กรมการแพทย์)

The government department collaborating with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand to develop the health center.

National Cancer Institute(สถาบันมะเร็งแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The institution under the Department of Medical Services preparing to develop the NCI Wellness & Cancer Prevention Center @MRT.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body that issued a resolution on June 10, 2026, allowing the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand to lease real estate assets.

NCI Wellness & Cancer Prevention Center @MRT

A health promotion, risk assessment, and proactive cancer screening center located at a Rama 9 Orange Line station.

Orange Line(รถไฟฟ้าสายสีส้ม)

The mass transit line where the health center is being developed on Rama 9 Road.