Ms. Worasuda Yoongthong is the Director of the Medicines Regulation Division at Thai Food and Drug Administration.
Ms. Yoongthong has 30 years’ experience in health product regulatory control. She was a former Director of Food Control Division. She has taken significant roles in formulation of National List of Essential Medicines in Thailand. She has participated in many international and regional activities including WHO Expert Committee on Essential Medicines, ASEAN Harmonization and APEC.
Currently, she serves as the Thai FDA Head of Delegates (HOD) in Pharmaceutical Product Working Group (PPWG) and Chair of Implementation Working Group (IWG) in ASEAN. She has contributed to establish the abbreviated drug licensing pathway in Thailand since 2018.
Ms. Yoongthong graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Prince Songkla University, Thailand. She holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Harvard University, USA.
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