MOPH Upgrades STEMI ONE Network as Young Heart Patients Rise

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The Ministry of Public Health is implementing the STEMI ONE project to reduce deaths from acute myocardial infarction after observing an increase in young male patients.

•The Ministry of Public Health reported that Thailand's in-hospital death rate for STEMI patients has fallen below the target for the first time.
•Data shows a rising proportion of STEMI patients aged 21-40, with the youngest case reported at 15 years old in Udon Thani.
•The Ministry of Public Health is launching three main strategies under the STEMI ONE project to standardize treatment nationwide.
•STEMI mortality rates decreased from 9.01% in 2024 to 8.0% in 2025, and to 7.85% in 2026.

Overview

•The Ministry of Public Health successfully reduced the in-hospital death rate of acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients to below the target level.
•Phatthana Promphat, Minister of Public Health, announced the STEMI ONE project focusing on fast access and standardized care across all age groups.
•The Ministry of Public Health will implement AI technology to read electrocardiograms on emergency ambulances to reduce diagnosis time.
•Natthapong Wongwiwat noted that STEMI patients are predominantly male (3:1 ratio) and are increasingly appearing in the 21-40 age group.
•Natthapong Wongwiwat identified smoking, abdominal obesity, and accumulated stress as risk factors for working-age males.
•Somruek Jungsaman, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, ordered Provincial Public Health Offices, center hospitals, and general hospitals to integrate their networks.
•Khet Sriprahtak reported that the reduction in mortality is due to strict control of the Golden Period for opening heart vessels.
•These updates and statistics were disclosed on July 20, 2026.

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Public Health(กระทรวงสาธารณสุข)

The government body overseeing public health and the STEMI ONE project in Thailand.

Provincial Public Health Office(สำนักงานสาธารณสุขจังหวัด)

Regional health offices ordered to collaborate on the heart disease network.

Department of Medical Services(กรมการแพทย์)

The organization headed by Natthapong Wongwiwat.

Chest Disease Institute(สถาบันโรคทรวงอก)

The institute that collects data for the Thai ACS registry.

Person

Phatthana Promphat(นายพัฒนา พร้อมพัฒน์)

Minister of Public Health.

Somruek Jungsaman(นพ.สมฤกษ์ จึงสมาน)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health.

Natthapong Wongwiwat(นพ.ณัฐพงศ์ วงศ์วิวัฒน์)

Director-General of the Department of Medical Services.

Khet Sriprahtak(นพ.เขตต์ ศรีประทักษ์)

Director of the Chest Disease Institute.

Place

Udon Thani Province(จ.อุดรธานี)ℹ️

The location where the youngest STEMI case of 15 years old was reported.

Policy

STEMI ONE

A project aimed at unifying the standard of care for acute coronary artery occlusion nationwide.