Pratap Singhasivanon
Director, SEAMEO Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network, Thailand
Dr. Pratap Singhasivanon, Dean of Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, has been recognized as one of the few experts in GIS for Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He has been recently designated to be the next Secretary General/Coordinator of SEAMEO TROPMED Network. He is often called upon to serve as the Temporary Advisor for WHO Thailand as a result of his notable work in malaria research as well as strategic planning in tropical diseases control, and as a key member of WHO collaborative health activities for addressing health problems in this region. His knowledge and guidance is very much in demand as is evident by the many invitations he received to be an advisor and counsellor by various organizations nationwide.
His expertise is instrumental in bringing about the positive impact of his many research projects at the national level. He often collaborates with medical doctors, specialists and researchers in international health agencies in medical research. He has established several initiatives to improve the performances of all faculty staff, making the Faculty of Tropical Medicine at Mahidol University more notable to the world. Dr. Pratap plays an important role in developing and implementing the national health policy, contributing to improve new regulations and planning in Thailand’s public health system. He works closely with the Ministry of Public Health in both research and human resource development.
Dr. Pratap received his M.B.B.S. degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Mangalore, and interned at Siriraj Hospital. He began his career in Tropical Medicine as a medical doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand. He received his master degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and his doctoral degree from the University of Michigan, both in USA.