Santi Lapbenjakul is Director of Lam Sonthi Hospital in Lopburi, Thailand and, as President of the Lopburi Model Program, he has become a champion of care for the elderly.

The Lopburi Model Program works in collaboration with the government to train caregivers and redirect healthcare resources toward home care. The model has been adopted throughout the country, and Santi has won numerous national public health awards for his contributions for health promotion in elderly, disabled, and rural communities.

He is a key person in the Ministry of Public Health responsible for the ongoing reform of primary care systems in Thailand. He is also in charge of the national program to develop family medicine/doctor training system in the country.