Experiences from Thai Mental Health Program Read more about Experiences from Thai Mental Health Program This presentation gives an overview of Thailand’s mental health programs, focusing on community services and digital approaches to improve care.
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Mental Health Read more about Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Mental Health This presentation gives an overview of how youth sexual and reproductive health and mental health are connected and why they matter for overall well-being.
Economic And Investment Case of Mental Health in Asia and The Pacific Read more about Economic And Investment Case of Mental Health in Asia and The Pacific This presentation gives an overview of the economic case for mental health investment in Asia and the Pacific, emphasizing costs, service gaps, and the need for improved access.
SECURE Webinar 27: Investing in Mental Health Read more about SECURE Webinar 27: Investing in Mental Health
Burin Suraaroonsamrit Keywords Health Read more about Burin Suraaroonsamrit Dr. Burin Suraaroonsamrit is a senior academic consultant in the Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health. He first start his career as a clinician with a question of how to strengthen the psychosocial service into community system. Therefore, his main passion is a community mental health as well as the crisis mental health system for the vulnerable group.
Dutsadee Juengsiragulwit Keywords Health mental health Read more about Dutsadee Juengsiragulwit Dr. Dutsadee Juengsiragulwit is the Director of Yuwaprasart Waitayopatham Child Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Mental Health in Thailand. Since 2014, she has been appointed as a Director of the Institute of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Northeast, North, and Central of Thailand. In 2022-2025, she served as a Director of the Bureau of Mental Health Service Administration, a unit responsible for designing, administering, and evaluating the mental health service system in Thailand before being appointed to her current workplace.
Sylvia Wong Keywords mental health Health Read more about Sylvia Wong Sylvia Wong is Technical Advisor on Adolescents and Youth for UNFPA's Asia Pacific Regional Office. In this role, she provides strategic leadership, policy and programmatic guidance to country teams and partners, focusing on expanding young people's access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and services, life skills, and youth leadership opportunities. She previously served as UNFPA Innovation Lead, managing the organization's global Innovation Fund and spearheading partnerships and initiatives for women and girls' health and well-being.
Martin Okata Keywords Transforming Health Systems for Climate Resilience SECURE Health Read more about Martin Okata Martin is responsible for providing strategic and technical expertise to support climate and disaster risk management across activities of the ADB's Climate Change, Resilience and Environment Cluster, including informing climate adaptation solutions through data-driven tools, fostering capacity development, and supporting initiatives that integrate scientific climate considerations into policy, projects, and knowledge solutions.
Pasoumphon Thammarongsad Keywords Transforming Health Systems for Climate Resilience SECURE Health Read more about Pasoumphon Thammarongsad Mr. Pasoumphon Thammarongsad is a senior civil engineer and public sector professional with over 30 years of experience in health infrastructure development, planning, and project management in Lao PDR. He currently serves as Chief of the ODA Management Division at the Department of Planning and Finance, Ministry of Health, and as Deputy Project Director for several Asian Development Bank (ADB)–funded health projects, including the Improving the Quality of Health Care Project and the Greater Mekong Subregion Border Areas Health Project.
Jasper Tromp Keywords Transforming Health Systems for Climate Resilience SECURE Health Read more about Jasper Tromp Jasper Tromp is an assistant professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. His work focuses on strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries, with particular attention to climate resilience, primary care, and cardiovascular disease. He works at the interface of epidemiology and health policy, supporting governments and development partners in translating evidence into investable health programmes.