An ASEAN-India workshop on the National Cancer Grid “Vishwam” Global Cancer Project was organised by the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) in association with the Indian Mission to ASEAN and ASEAN Secretariat on 24 August 2023 in virtual mode. The workshop’s focus was to understand the existing cancer burden in the ASEAN Member States, the problems … ASEAN-India Sharing Best Practices in Cancer Care: National Cancer Grid
by Resilience Development Initiative and Aly Diana Strategic and collaborative actions at the regional level are essential to maintain and bolster the region’s health quality. A product of the ASCC Research and Development Platform on Public Health Emergencies, this policy brief delves into the critical role of promoting healthy lifestyles in preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) … ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Policy Brief No. 5 (2024): Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle in ASEAN
Participants from the ASEAN Member States and India gathered in New Delhi from 20 to 21 July 2023 for a Conference on Traditional Medicine. Themed “Role of Traditional Medicine in India and ASEAN Countries in the Mitigation of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” the conference was a collaborative platform aimed at discussing the integration and advancement of … Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine in ASEAN: A Path to Sustainable Health and Well-being
ASEAN’s young people are critical partners in promoting mental health and wellbeing.
The ASEAN-Australia One Health Fellowship Programme was established in 2021 at Murdoch University with funding from the Australian Government amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is in partnership with ASEAN, aligning with the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework, to support regional public health and health security. The fellowship builds capacity to prevent and respond to … Building a Community of Practice | The ASEAN-Australia One Health Fellowship Programme
Although the COVID-19 pandemic may seem less prominent in public discourse this year, its enduring impacts still resonate today. The swift implementation of restrictive policies, the accelerated shift toward digitalisation, disruptions across economic sectors, and the disproportionate burden on people’s livelihoods all posed global challenges.
Introduction Over the past two decades, Member States in the WHO Western Pacific Region and South-East Asia Region have been making investments in health security under a common framework, originally titled the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED) (WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2005). First developed after the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory … Reflections on the COVID-19 Response in the Western Pacific Region
Introduction On 13 January 2020, the South-East Asia Region was thrust into an era of unprecedented turbulence with the confirmation of its first case of what was subsequently named COVID-19 in Thailand. Until the WHO revoked COVID-19’s health emergency status in May 2023, it had resulted in 61,275,290 infected patients and 808,604 deaths (ArcGIS, n.d.) … Navigating Turbulence: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Response in the South-East Asia Region and the Way Forward
