Vasoontara Sbirakos Yiengprugsawan oversees ADB’s technical assistance on strengthening primary healthcare and management of chronic noncommunicable diseases and mental health. She has held senior health research positions in Australia, a WHO Fellowship with the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and worked in policy and research with a UN Migration Agency in Geneva. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology, Economics and Population Health from Australian National University and MA in International Development from Syracuse University.