About Sombun Phong-aksara
Lived 1911 – 1989 (aged 77). Sombun Phong-aksara was a Thai civil servant.
Sombun Phong-aksara (, ) was a Thai medical doctor. He graduated medicine from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, and obtained master's and doctorate degrees in public health from Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University, respectively. His work focused on the tuberculosis situation in Thailand, and as the director of the Department of Disease Control's Chest Disease Clinic, led the first nationwide tuberculosis-control plan in the 1950s. He was the first President of the Medical Council of Thailand, and served as Deputy Minister of Public Health.
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Who was Sombun Phong-aksara?
Thai medical doctor
When was Sombun Phong-aksara born?
Sombun Phong-aksara was born on 6 June 1911.
When did Sombun Phong-aksara die?
Sombun Phong-aksara died on 12 January 1989.
What was Sombun Phong-aksara's occupation?
Sombun Phong-aksara was a civil servant.
What nationality was Sombun Phong-aksara?
Sombun Phong-aksara was Thai.
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