A private hospital in Thailand is facing backlash after confidential patient records were being repurposed as food wrappings by street vendors.

The medical documents, which contained patients’ personal information and details, were meant to be destroyed.

The private medical facility in Ubon Ratchathani province in northeastern Thailand has not been named.

The breach of privacy blunder first came to light in May 2024 when popular influencer “Doctor Lab Panda” posted a photo showing a medical document holding crispy crepes, or khanom Tokyo, as it is locally known.

The document appeared to show personal identifiers and diagnosis details.

“Should I continue eating it, or is this enough?,” the influencer captioned the shocking post.

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