A/Prof. Wirichada Pan-Ngum

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Associate Professor

Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

I have been working in mathematical modelling for more than 15 years. I am interested mostly in diseases which cause health issues in the region. Many of these diseases are neglected, limited research and thus data available. I develop transmission models to help answering questions, often related to optimal control strategies. For many times I get the opportunities to visit study sites and collect some data to be used in the model myself. These activities are useful for designing the model and defining right research questions. I am currently leading the mathematical modelling group at MORU. We are working on several projects including Rabies and dog population control, Soil transmitted helminth infection, hepatitis B and C viral infection.

Related Projects

• Mahidol University Scholarships

Related publications

• Wang, Y., Luangasanatip, N., Pan–ngum, W., Isaranuwatchai, W., Prawjaeng, J., Saralamba, S., Painter, C., Briones, J.R. and Teerawattananon, Y., 2023. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in a low incidence and low mortality setting: The case of Thailand at start of the pandemic. The European Journal of Health Economics, 24(5), pp.735-748.
• Painter, C., Isaranuwatchai, W., Prawjaeng, J., Wee, H.L., Chua, B.W.B., Huynh, V.A., Lou, J., Goh, F.T., Luangasanatip, N., Pan-Ngum, W. and Yi, W., 2021. Avoiding trouble ahead: lessons learned and suggestions for economic evaluations of COVID-19 vaccines. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 19(4), pp.463-472.
• Mahikul, W., Chotsiri, P., Ploddi, K. and Pan-Ngum, W., 2021. Evaluating the impact of intervention strategies on the first wave and predicting the second wave of COVID-19 in Thailand: a mathematical modeling study. Biology, 10(2), p.e80.
• Pan-Ngum, W., Poomchaichote, T., Cuman, G., Cheah, P.K., Waithira, N., Mukaka, M., Naemiratch, B., Kulpijit, N., Chanviriyavuth, R., Asarath, S.A. and Ruangkajorn, S., 2020. Social, ethical and behavioural aspects of COVID-19. Wellcome Open Research, 5.