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Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Viroj Tangcharoensathien

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
55
Citations
11270
World Ranking
1076
National Ranking
1

Overview

Viroj Tangcharoensathien is affiliated with the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand and has extensive contributions in the fields of Medicine and Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their research spans multiple interconnected domains, emphasizing healthcare systems, global health policies, and epidemiology.

Their publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health, 2023, The Lancet
  • A Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics: Methods and Results of the First WHO Infodemiology Conference, 2021, JMIR Infodemiology
  • Responding to the COVID-19 second wave in Thailand by diversifying and adapting lessons from the first wave, 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • Are overwhelmed health systems an inevitable consequence of covid-19? Experiences from China, Thailand, and New York State, 2021, BMJ

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, Woranan Witthayapipopsakul, Angkana Lekagul, and Shaheda Viriyathorn.

The main research venues for their work encompass:

  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • BMJ Global Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • BMJ
  • The Lancet

Their investigations cover a range of topics central to healthcare and public health, including:

  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare Policy and Management

Viroj Tangcharoensathien's study fields include various subfields such as General Health Professions, Finance, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Economics and Econometrics, as well as Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

The scope of their work reflects an interdisciplinary approach that integrates public health with economic and organizational perspectives, addressing a broad range of global health challenges and policy responses, particularly in the context of COVID-19 and systemic healthcare issues.

Best Publications

  • Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health

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  • Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation.

    Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Neville Calleja;Tim Nguyen;Tina Purnat

  • The Millennium Development Goals: a cross-sectoral analysis and principles for goal setting after 2015

    Jeff Waage;Rukmini Banerji;Oona Campbell;Ephraim Chirwa

  • Human resources for health and universal health coverage: fostering equity and effective coverage

    James Campbell;James Buchan;Giorgio Cometto;Benedict David

  • Health-financing reforms in southeast Asia: challenges in achieving universal coverage

    Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Walaiporn Patcharanarumol;Por Ir;Syed Mohamed Aljunid

  • Good Health at Low Cost 25 years on: lessons for the future of health systems strengthening

    Dina Balabanova;Anne Mills;Lesong Conteh;Baktygul Akkazieva

  • 30 years after Alma-Ata: has primary health care worked in countries?

    Jon Rohde;Simon Cousens;Mickey Chopra;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • Patterns of antibiotic use in global pig production: A systematic review.

    Angkana Lekagul;Angkana Lekagul;Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Shunmay Yeung

  • Health systems development in Thailand: a solid platform for successful implementation of universal health coverage

    Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Woranan Witthayapipopsakul;Warisa Panichkriangkrai;Walaiporn Patcharanarumol

  • Catastrophic and poverty impacts of health payments: results from national household surveys in Thailand

    Supon Limwattananon;Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Phusit Prakongsai

  • Trade in health-related services.

    Richard D Smith;Rupa Chanda;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • Accelerating health equity: the key role of universal health coverage in the Sustainable Development Goals.

    Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Anne Mills;Toomas Palu

  • Learning from Thailand's health reforms

    Adrian Towse;Anne Mills;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • The equity impact of the universal coverage policy: Lessons from Thailand

    Phusit Prakongsai;Supon Limwattananon;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • Antibiotics Smart Use: a workable model for promoting the rational use of medicines in Thailand

    Nithima Sumpradit;Pisonthi Chongtrakul;Kunyada Anuwong;Somying Pumtong

  • Early implementation of WHO recommendations for the retention of health workers in remote and rural areas.

    James Buchan;Ian D Couper;Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Khampasong Thepannya

  • Economic evaluation of palliative management versus peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease: evidence for coverage decisions in Thailand.

    Yot Teerawattananon;Yot Teerawattananon;Miranda Mugford;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • A Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics: Methods and Results of the First WHO Infodemiology Conference.

    Neville Calleja;AbdelHalim AbdAllah;Neetu Abad;Naglaa Ahmed

  • Achieving universal health coverage goals in Thailand: the vital role of strategic purchasing

    Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Supon Limwattananon;Walaiporn Patcharanarumol;Jadej Thammatacharee

  • Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animal production sectors of low- and middle-income countries: Optimizing use and addressing antimicrobial resistance.

    Daniel Schar;Angkana Sommanustweechai;Angkana Sommanustweechai;Ramanan Laxminarayan;Ramanan Laxminarayan;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • Burden of disease in Thailand: changes in health gap between 1999 and 2004

    Kanitta Bundhamcharoen;Patarapan Odton;Sirinya Phulkerd;Viroj Tangcharoensathien

  • The cost of influenza in Thailand.

    James Mark Simmerman;Jongkol Lertiendumrong;Scott F. Dowell;Timothy Uyeki

  • The Equity Impact of the Universal Coverage Policy: Lessons from Thailand

    Phusit Prakongsai;Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Supon Limwattananon

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Mills
Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Yot Teerawattananon
Yot Teerawattananon Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program
Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson University of Cape Town
Gary Sacks
Gary Sacks Deakin University
Stefanie Vandevijvere
Stefanie Vandevijvere University of Auckland
Sara Bennett
Sara Bennett Johns Hopkins University
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Joy E Lawn
Joy E Lawn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jonathan Rushton
Jonathan Rushton University of Liverpool

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