OUR HISTORY

IHPP: A 'Social Innovation' that supports health systems reform
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2010-2001
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2019
January
Capacity Building
In 2019, Dr Walaiporn Patcharanarumol won an award on the Senior Research Scholar on Health Policy and System Research from Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI). This award focused on capacity building of researcher on Health Policy and Systems Research.---3
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The Thailand Science and Research Innovation (TSRI) has given award to Dr Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, the director of IHPP-2
In 2019, Dr Walaiporn Patcharanarumol won an award on the Senior Research Scholar on Health Policy and System Research from Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI). This award focused on capacity building of researcher on Health Policy and Systems Research.---3

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On Monday 20 April 2019, at the High Level Segment of the opening of the 72nd World Health Assembly, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien won the “WHO Director-General’s Health Leaders Award” in recognition of his outstanding leadership in Global Health. The award was granted by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of WHO.
Policy uptake
On 23 September 2019, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on universal health coverage, which adopted political declaration to ensure all have access to essential health services without experiencing financial hardship. The Permanent Representative of Thailand to the UN in New York, together with the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN, co-facilitated the drafting of the political declaration of the UHC high-level meeting, which was adopted by the world leaders earlier in the day. IHPP provided technical support and inputs to the negotiation process.
2018
January
People
In 2018, Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien was awarded the Sam Adjei Distinguished Public Service Award, by Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and Health Systems Global for his engagement in both health systems development and research and seminal influence on the health systems trajectory of Thailand.
2017
January
Policy uptake
The control of Marketing of Infant and Young Child Food Act B.E. 2560 (2017) came into force on 8 September 2017 to regulate the marketing of food for infants and young children. The breastfeeding research team of the HPR has joined the multi-stakeholder technical team from Department of Health and Civil Society Organizations to review and provide evidence and input for the contents of infant and young child food marketing.
Policy uptake
The new SSB tax rates have been introduced to the Excise Act B.E.2560, which was adopted on 16 September, 2017. FHP’s researcher has been involved in the technical support team to drive this agenda. After a year of implementation, a study conducted by FHP found that there was an average increase of SSB retail price from 12% to 21% and sugar consumption has reduced by 10%.
People
Dr Walaiporn Patcharanarumol joined in the IHPP since 2001 as a research fellow. Dr Walaiporn Patcharanarumol has been appointed by Ministry of Public Health to be the director of IHPP since 23 August 2017. She serves as the IHPP Director until today.
Establishment
The Health Policy and Systems Research and Global Health (HPSR & GH) unit, led by Dr Warisa Panichkriangkrai, was established in April 2017. The aim of this unit is to generate knowledge, strategic information and empower global health partners at all levels in supporting the implementation of Thailand’s Global Health Strategy 2016‐2020 and establish monitoring and evaluation and other platforms where needed, and capacity building and facilitate collective movement on global health issues.
2015
January
Capacity Building
A long-term capacity building program for young researchers on Health Policy and Systems Research Phase 2 aims to support 10 PhD and 5 Master fellows. It is funded by domestic resources.
People
Dr. Thaksaphon was the head of the Health Promotion Policy Research Center (HPR) and manager for the Thai NCD Network at the International Health Policy Program (IHPP). Previously, He was the Director of the Center for Alcohol Studies (CAS) between 2009 and 2013, then became the 4th Director of IHPP in January 2015.
People
Dr. Siriwan Pitayarangsarit was appointed as director of Mahidol University’s Tobacco Control Research and director of Knowledge Management Centre before becoming the 5th IHPP’s director in August 2015.
Establishment
The network of Health Policy and Systems Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (HPSR-AMR), led by Dr Angkana Lekagul, was established in August 2015. The network consists of around 100 scientists of multi-disciplinary disciplines, policy stakeholders from public and private sectors using the One Health approach to generate evidence on AMR and strengthen the existing monitoring platform of the National Strategic Plan on AMR (2017-2021). One of the significant outputs of the network is producing the Annual Thailand One Health Report on antimicrobial consumption and AMR in humans and animals.
Capacity Building
The ThaiHealth Global Link Initiative Program (‎TGLIP) goals were to build up and strengthen Thailand Global Health capacities and comparative advantages in both Regional and Global level. TGLIP plays a critical catalytic role in mobilizing additional resources elsewhere to achieve these goals. During the program period, IHPP and relevant partners had contributed to accomplishing the program’s objectives. The capacity in Global Health had been gradually built and improved during the first and second phases of capacity building on International Health (IH), funded by TGLIP. However, resources for strengthening long-term capacity in Global Health and formulating health policy analyst networks are still needed.
2014
January
Establishment
The Non-Thai Population Research (NTPR) Unit, led by Dr. Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, was established in January 2014. NTPR aims to conduct researches on health systems that linked to alien groups such as foreign workers from neighboring countries, tourists, stateless persons, and people with status problems. The unit also gives priority to capacity building by providing on-the-job research experiences to young health-system researchers/fellows.
2013
January
Event
The external assessment was done in 2015 by Dr. Sara Bennett, Dr. Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong and Dr. Toomas Palu. The external assessment found that IHPP produced research and articles of Thai health policy and systems published in various domestic and international journals. In order to strengthen IHPP, significant changes would be required, such as develop a strategic plan with a 5-7 year-time horizon which can help building a collective vision and determine lines of new work fit within IHPP and which would be best left to other partners.
Establishment
The Health Promotion Policy Research Center (HPR), led by Dr. Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, was established in 2013. HPR is a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of academics from different backgrounds and expertise, including medical, nutrition, public health, economic, social services and communication arts. Its ultimatum is to promote evidence-based policy process for health promotion in Thailand and also other low and middle income countries. HPR’s objectives include conducting policy-relevant and in-need research, promoting knowledge translation in health promotion policy process and system, strengthening collective technical capacity and enhancing multi-sectoral collaboration. The initial areas of interest cover alcohol-control policy, food and nutrition policy, breast feeding promotion policy, Non communicable diseases prevention and control, physical activity promotion, and other addiction sciencesHPR works domestically and internationally.
2012
January
Research
The Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion program (FHP) was originated from output of advocating the Resolution of the National Health Assembly in 2009 on Overweight and Obesity Management which IHPP was served as the secretariat for this agenda. The Food and Nutrition Policy for Health Promotion program (FHP) started in 2012 in order to promote evidence-based policy which tackles obesity epidemic and other nutrition-related problems such as advocacy of traffic light labeling, food and drink taxation and pricing, and regulation of food advertisements for children.
Policy uptake
With funding support by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand, and the Capacity Building Program on Universal Health Coverage (CapUHC), Dr. Viroj Tangcharoensathien attended the meeting in Paris during June 18th-19th, 2012, together with experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He actively worked with partners from other countries on the first draft of the resolution on UHC for UNGA during the meeting of experts. Subsequently, Dr Viroj and IHPP’s team worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs throughout the extensive consultation process during June to the end of September, 2012, with several versions of draft resolution. The final version which was supported by 53 member states was proposed to the 67th Session of the UNGA. Finally, it was adopted by consensus as the resolution of FPGH in December 12th, 2012. This is a remarkable achievement of pursuing UHC to a discussion at the higher global forums.
2011
January
People
Professor Vicharn Panich has been serving as the present chairman of IHPP Foundation since 2011.
Capacity Building
Professor Anne Mills, who is a Deputy Director and Provost of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Professor of Health Economics and Policy. In 2010, she was head of the Faculty of Public Health and Policy, was awarded the Prince Mahidol Award for her contribution to global health systems development through her leadership in promoting the advancement of knowledge and application of health economics and financing in health policy development. The Anne Mills Fellowship for Health Systems Research has been initiated with seed money from Professor Mills’ Prince Mahidol Award and named in her honour in recognition of the work she has done in helping committed young non-Thai researchers develop their career in health systems research.
Network
The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for Thailand, 2012-2016 (CCS) is an initiative to guide the collaboration between WHO and Royal Thai Government (RTG) in support of the national health agenda. Networking across and promote collaboration among relevant stakeholders to strengthen NCD prevention and control was selected as one out of five priorities in the CCS: community health systems, NCD net, disaster preparedness and response, international trade, and health and road safety.
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Thai Non-communicable disease Network (NCD Net) was launched in 2011
The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy for Thailand, 2012-2016 (CCS) is an initiative to guide the collaboration between WHO and Royal Thai Government (RTG) in support of the national health agenda. Networking across and promote collaboration among relevant stakeholders to strengthen NCD prevention and control was selected as one out of five priorities in the CCS: community health systems, NCD net, disaster preparedness and response, international trade, and health and road safety.

The CCS led to the establishment of the Multi-sectoral networking for NCD control (“Thai NCD Network”/ NCD Net), IHPP acted as a secretariat (or so-called the lead agency). The NCD Net received financial and technical support from MOPH, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), National Health Security Office, National Health Commission Office (NHCO) and WHO, through the ‘single pool and single report’ practice. RTG and WHO agreed to set up the CCS Steering Committee (SSC) to supervise and monitor the progress of all five priority areas, and the Sub-Steering Committee to oversee each priority area. For more efficient of NCD Net, the SSC agreed to set up the NCD Core Group to act as an informal coordinating body at operation level.
Capacity Building
The Rockefeller Foundation has taken action to provide a project support grant to the IHPP and its partners to set up a training center on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which is called in short as “CapUHC”. The aim of CapUHC is to promote South-South collaboration and share Thai hands-on experiences on universal health coverage with other countries for accelerating movement towards UHC. In addition, CapUHC is also to provide technical supports to other developing countries applying many appropriate approaches e.g. study visit, staff exchange, on‐site support.
Establishment
International Trade and Health Programme (ITH), led by Dr. Chutima Akaleephan, was established in January 2011. This program was one of five programmes under the collaboration between the Royal Thai Government and the World Health Organization. The programme consists of four main activities, which are knowledge generation and management, networking, capacity building and policy advocacy. The areas of focus include trade in products related to health, trade in health services, environment, food and other emerging areas.
People
On Saturday 5 March 2011, Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien was awarded the Edwin Chadwick Medal in 2011 from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for his contributions to the generation of evidence on how to improve health systems in the interests of the poor. The Edwin Chadwick medal honours Sir Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890), one of the founders of modern public health. The School instituted a medal in 1999 to be triennially awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of public health and public health advocacy at individuals whose main contributions have involved advocating changes in policy and/or practice based on research evidence or in raising the profile of public health.