Since 1993, Dr. Pahurat Kongmuang Taisuwan worked for the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, preparing and responding to emerging infectious diseases. Then in 2013, Dr. Pahurat moved to the Bureau of Risk Communication in the same department. Dr. Pahurat was encouraged and established many training, procedures, and guidelines regarding disease crisis risk communication, including the COVID-19 crisis. Nowadays, Dr. Pahurat is the director of the Secretariat Office of the Royal Development Projects Committee, Department of Disease Control. Dr. Pahurat’s duties are preparing and response to diseases and hazards regarding The Royal Projects for instance HIV-AIDS, malaria, TB, liver flukes, and worms, including prison health.
In addition, Dr. Pahurat also be a visiting professor as an expert on crisis risk communication, teaching risk communication at Mahidol university, Thammasart University, including universities in neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, and international organizations such as WHO, ASEP, ADPC, THOHUN, and SEAOHUN as well.