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Public
Health Minister: Doctor Mongkol Na
Songkhla
Public Health Minister Dr Mongkol Na Songkhla
is a veteran of the Public Health Ministry
and was its permanent secretary before retiring.
Dr Mongkol Na Songkhla brings with him high
expectations. He is credited with playing
a crucial role in sending a former public
health minister to jail on graft charges.
He is now expected to eradicate corruption
at the ministry and develop effective policies
to regulate tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
Born on January 16, 1941, Mongkol received
his medical training at the Mahidol University
Faculty of Medicine. He earned a masters in
public health in the Netherlands.
In 1976, he was named Outstanding Rural Doctor
of the Year.
He previously served as director of Phimai
Hospital, director general of the Medical
Services Department, secretarygeneral of the
Food and Drug Administration and permanent
secretary for Public Health. |
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