title: Thailand momentum on policy and practice in local legislation on dengue vector control.
abstract: Over a past decade, an administrative decentralization model, adopted for local administration development in Thailand, is replacing the prior centralized (top-down) command system. The change offers challenges to local governmental agencies and other public health agencies at all the ministerial, regional, and provincial levels. A public health regulatory and legislative framework for dengue vector control by local governmental agencies is a national topic of interest because dengue control program has been integrated into healthcare services at the provincial level and also has been given priority in health plans of local governmental agencies. The enabling environments of local administrations are unique, so this critical review focuses on the authority of local governmental agencies responsible for disease prevention and control and on the functioning of local legislation with respect to dengue vector control and practices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, 420/1 Rajvithi Road, Rajthewee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
authors.forename: Adisak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhumiratana
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, 140 Cheum-Sampan Road, Nong-Chok, Bangkok 10530, Thailand.
authors.forename: Apiradee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Intarapuk
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Public Health, Department of Disease Control, Office of Disease Prevention and Control 11, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Suriyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chujun
authors.affiliation: Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Geoinformatics, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wuthichai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaewwaen
authors.affiliation: Department of Fundamentals of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prapa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Public Health, Department of Disease Control, Office of Disease Prevention and Control 11, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Surachart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyadun