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Krasae Chanawongse
Physician

Krasae Chanawongse

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Expanding rural health care in northeastern Thailand.

Rural Health Care in Thailand · Primary Health Care in Thailand

Born
1 March 1934
Birthplace
Phon

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Krasae Chanawongse

Krasae Chanawongse is a Thai physician and public official recognised for community health work.

Early life

Education

Grew up in a poor family in Khon Kaen, returned to school after an apprenticeship and qualified in medicine in 1960.

Career

  1. 1960–1973

    Rural practice

    Worked as a doctor in Phon.

  2. 1973

    Magsaysay Award

    Recognised for community health leadership.

  3. 1980

    Public-health doctorate

    Completed doctoral study at Columbia.

Contributions

Rural Health Care in Thailand

Assessed services and future strategies.

Primary Health Care in Thailand

Examined policy and practice.

Beyond research

Public office

Entered parliamentary politics after his rural medical work and later served in several ministerial posts, including a brief term as Thailand's foreign minister in 1995.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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