Viroj Tangcharoensathien: master carpenter of Thai health care
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Like other young graduates of Thai medical schools, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Senior Advisor of his country's International Health Policy Program (IHPP) and lead author on a Lancet Review about health systems development in Thailand, was obliged to begin his career in small, rural district hospitals. Normally staffed by just two or three doctors, these hospitals imposed a demanding workload. "We had to serve for 3 years?, he says, "but I decided to serve for almost 10?. While others left to take up more prestigious jobs, Tangcharoensathien's moves were confined to three district hospitals in Ubon Ratchathani, an eastern province bordering Laos and Cambodia.
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