Email mayfong@tropmedres.ac

Professor Mayfong Mayxay is the Vice-Rector and a Professor in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease at University of Health Sciences (UHS), Ministry of Health, Lao PDR; a Visiting Professor in Tropical Medicine at University of Oxford and a Visiting Professor in Public Health at the National University of Singapore. He is also a member of parliament (MP) of the Lao National Assembly (9^th legislation).

He initiated many important academic entities in Laos, including a clinical research unit called “Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit or LOMWRU” at Mahosot Hospital; the first Lao Ethical Committee and the first Lao Medical Journal. He co-founded the Lao One Health University Network (LAOHUN) of which he is currently the Chairman and he co-established the Lao Infectious Disease Society (LIDS) where he is currently the President. Recently, he has co-founded a Unit for Health Evidence and Policy (UHEP) at the Lao University of Health Sciences with the aim to act as a platform for the analysis of the policy relevant scientific and health economics evidence to address key public health issues in Laos.

• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Joint)
• University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao PDR (Primary)
• Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR (Joint)
• Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK (Joint)

• Infectious diseases (malaria, dengue, melioidosis, AMR)
• Public health: Mother and Child Health, Vaccines, Drugs etc.

• M.D: University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Laos
• Ph.D (Tropical Medicine): Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Post-Doctoral Training in Clinical Tropical Medicine associated with Mahidol and Oxford Universities

• Outstanding Alumni from the Graduate School of Mahidol University for 2024
• Visiting Professor at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (2023)
• Encouragement Award from the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia (2021)
• Innovation Award 2020
• Visiting Professor in Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford (2020)
• Mahidol University Medal for Distinguished Service (1998-2009)
• Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford (2007)
• Welcome Trust Award for Ph.D. research (1997 – 2001)
• Welcome Trust Fellowship for Clinical Malaria Research (2002 – 2006)
• Ambulatory Pediatric Association International Research Award (2024)

• 1984-1987: Secretary at Health Technology College, Vientiane, Laos
• 1994-1997: Physician in Pediatric Ward, Mahosot Hospital, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Vientiane, Laos
• 1997-2001: Ph.D. student (Tropical Medicine), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 2001-2003: Physician, Mahosot Hospital, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Vientiane, Laos
• 2004-Aug 2018: Vice-Dean, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Health Sciences.
• Aug 2018-present: Head of Field Research, Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust-Research Unit (LOMWRU)
• Vice-Rector of University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Laos
• President of the Lao Infectious Disease Society (LIDS)

See the detailed list of publications here.