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On August 3, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arthorn Riewpaiboon, a faculty member in the Department of Pharmacy’s Division of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, accepted an official invitation from Australia’s Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (MSPGH), University of Melbourne to be an invited speaker in an academic seminar organized by the University of Melbourne's Center for Health Policy. His topics included “From Research to Public Health Policy Making: A Case of Including Rotavirus Vaccine in the National Immunization Program” followed by “New Vaccine Introduction Mechanism in Thailand”. This hybrid event was attended by the University of Melbourne's faculty members and postgraduate students via online and on-site platforms.
Besides, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arthorn Riewpaiboon had an opportunity to meet his former Master’s degree student, namely Mr. Fulgence Niyibitegeka, who had come from Burundi located in Africa, and had been granted TICA’s scholarship to study in Master's Degree Program in Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy at Mahidol University’s Faculty of Pharmacy. After his completion of his Master’s degree, he has come to Australia to further study for a doctoral degree in Health Economics at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (MSPGH), University of Melbourne.
In addition, this activity supported the Faculty’s Missions in terms of serving as the portal for professional services that encompasses drugs, herbal medicine, cosmetics, and dietary supplement to support the sustainable development of the nation. It also responded to the SDG’s Goal 4th: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 10th: Reduce inequality within and among countries, and Goal 17th: Partnership for the Goals to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
