Sombun Phong-aksara (Thai: สมบุญ ผ่องอักษร, RTGS: Phong-akson) was a Thai medical doctor. He graduated medicine from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, and obtained master's and doctorate degrees in public health from Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University, respectively.[1] His work focused on the tuberculosis situation in Thailand, and as the director of the Department of Disease Control's Chest Disease Clinic, led the first nationwide tuberculosis-control plan in the 1950s.[2] He was the first President of the Medical Council of Thailand, and served as Deputy Minister of Public Health.[3]

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  1. ↑ Johns Hopkins University (2 June 1942). "Candidates for degrees June 2, 1942". Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "แรกเริ่มภารกิจต่อต้านวัณโรคในประเทศไทย". Hfocus (in Thai). 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "รายนามรัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงสาธารณสุข อดีต - ปัจจุบัน". moph.go.th (in Thai). Ministry of Public Health. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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