Krisana Kraisintu

Who is Krisana Kraisintu?

Krisana Kraisintu is a Thai Pharmaceutical Consultant in the local production and increased access to life-saving medicines in Africa, in particular, in the domains of Malaria and HIV/AIDS-related drug production.

She was formerly Director of Research and Development Institute, Government Pharmaceutical Organization, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Between 2002–2007 Dr. Kraisintu worked as a Pharmaceutical Consultant for action medeor, a German Aid organization which is a non-profit organization dealing with local production and distribution of medicines in Africa.

Currently, Dr. Kraisintu is the Honorary Dean of Faculty of Oriental Medicines, Rangsit University and a visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand. She is also a visiting Professor of Oriental Medicines at Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

In 2009, she was given the Ramon Magsaysay Award.