Prawase Wasi (Thai:ประเวศ วะสี;RTGS: Prawet Wasi, born 1931) is a Thai haematologist, political actor and public intellectual. A highly influential figure, his works range fromthalassaemia-related research and helping develop Thailand'shealthcare systems to initiating and backing the1997 constitution of Thailand. He received theRamon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1981.
Born inKanchanaburi Province, Prawase graduated medicine fromSiriraj Hospital and undertook postgraduate studies atUniversity of Colorado andLondon University. He returned to teach as a professor at Siriraj (underMahidol University, where he became vice president), publishing over 100 research articles, as well as advocating for rural public health development. He was indirectly active in politics, and wrote on political reform, civil society and social change. A liberal royalist, he based much of his writings on Buddhist philosophy. He promoted democratic decentralization, and supported the establishment of various non-governmental organizations. He chaired the Democracy Development Committee, which led to the drafting of the1997 constitution, and successfully pushed for its adoption.[1][2][3][4]
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