Dr Vasoontara Sbirakos Yiengprugsawan is a Senior Universal Health Coverage Specialist (Service Delivery) within the ADB Health Practice Team, Human and Social Development Office, Sectors Group. Her current focus is on health systems strengthening especially primary health care and management of chronic non-communicable diseases and mental health.
Prior to ADB, she held various senior health research positions in Australia, a World Health Organization’s Fellowship with the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and in policy with a UN Migration Agency in Geneva. Dr Yiengprugsawan was awarded a PhD in Epidemiology, Economics and Population Health from the Australian National University and MA in International Development from Syracuse University USA.