Full Name
Sarawut Boonsuk
Speaker Bio
Work experience
- Deputy Director-General of the Department of Health
- Inspector-General, Ministry of Public Health
- Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health (Current Position)

Advanced executive training programs
- Executive Certificate inAdvanced Certificate in Politics and Administration in a Democratic System
- Certificate in National Defense Course
- Certificate in Public-Private Partnership for Social Order and Peacekeeping

Education History
- Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) (International Program), Khon Kaen University
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Tropical Medicine (International Program), Mahidol University
- Senior Executive Fellows in Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

Awards
- Golden Garuda Medal for Outstanding Civil Servant
- Outstanding Alumni Award for Professional Achievement and Contribution to the Reputation of the Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit University
- Distinguished Alumni Award in Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University

Significant achievement
- Pioneered and Implemented the Lung Cancer Screening System Using Low-Dose CT Scan in Health Region 1, the first of its kind in Thailand.
- Chair of the Emergency Response and Public Health Crisis Team for Floods and Landslides in Health Region 1.
- Championed and Chaired the One Region One Surveillance System for Health Impact Monitoring in Health Region 1, which received an Outstanding Agency Award from the Public Sector Development Commission.
National academic
- Feasibility Study on Introducing Three-Antiretroviral Combinations as Standard Regimens for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Thailand

Co-Authored Publication
- Manual for Enhancing Safety, Confidence, and Hygiene to Prevent New Waves of COVID-19 in Educational Institutions.
- Surveillance, Monitoring, and Response Plan Manual for COVID-19 Outbreaks in Educational Institutions.
- Operational Manual for Sandbox Safety Zone in Schools: Ensuring Safe and COVID-Free Learning Environments

International academic
- Mother to Child Transmission Rate of Hepatitis B after Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Implementation. Current Pediatric Research.2023
- Boonsuk, S., Hattasingh, W., Limkittikul, K., Charunwatthana, P., & Boonsuya, C. (2023). The result of delivery mode on MTCT of hepatitis B virus by TDF implementation Thailand. Procedia of Multidisciplinary Research, 1(1), 3-3.
- Health Literacy Problems and its associated factors among elderly in Thailand. Resmilitaris, 13(1), 179-190. 2023
Sarawut Boonsuk