Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) · Chapter II National Communicable Disease Committee

Section 19

The Department of Disease Control shall act as the Office of the Secretary of the Committee, the Technical Committee and the sub-committee, in charge of general affairs, and shall have the power and duties as follows:

(1) to be a central agency responsible for the process for consideration and proposal of policies and systems for surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases;

(2) to establish systems for surveillance of dangerous communicable diseases, communicable diseases under surveillance and epidemics for proposing to the Committee;

(3) to prepare an action plan for surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases or epidemics for proposing to the Committee;

(4) to be the central information centre for publicising or disseminating information and news in relation to surveillance, prevention and control of communicable disease and epidemic situations;

(5) to be a coordination agency for monitoring, evaluating and investigating the operations of Provincial Communicable Disease Committees and the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee in relation to the implementation of the action plan for surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases or epidemics approved by the Committee, and report the result to the Committee;

(6) to operate, cooperate, support and assist State agencies and private agencies to ensure compliance with policies and plans on surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases;

(7) to promote, support and coordinate in academic works, medical supplies and materials and equipment for surveillance, prevention, control or diagnosis in relation to communicable diseases;

(8) to perform any other acts as assigned by the Committee, the Technical Committee or the sub-committee.

Unofficial English translation by the Division of Legal Affairs, Department of Disease Control (August 2025); the Thai text prevails.