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Message from the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ekkaphab Phanthavong

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Transforming education is both an imperative and an opportunity. Our region’s net enrolment and completion rates in primary and secondary education have markedly increased. Substantial progress has also been made towards achieving gender parity in gross enrolment in primary education. The education sector boasts significant developments in promoting higher education and lifelong learning.

Water Festivals of Southeast Asia and Northeast India

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Water festivals are important occasions in Southeast Asia and Northeast India. Despite geographical differences, the water festivals celebrated in the two regions are startlingly similar, underscoring Southeast Asia and Northeast India’s common cultural and historical linkages.

ASEAN Youth Ready Together!

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ASEAN Volunteers, an ASEAN Cooperation Project, aims to foster a caring and sharing community among ASEAN youth through volunteering activities. It aspires to become an ASEAN-led integrated platform for such activities, to promote ASEAN awareness and to foster participatory community building by actively engaging the youth.

Rethinking Health Advocacy with Pingann Oung

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Thirty-one year-old Pingann Oung is a prominent social media influencer in Cambodia, known for promoting healthy lifestyles and overall well-being. His rise to fame began unexpectedly as an advocate for women’s health, which quickly garnered him a substantial following and significant influence beyond the health and wellness community.

Healing Women: Tess Barrientos, MD

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The COVID-19 pandemic was particularly trying for Philippines-based OB-Gynecologist Marites Barrientos, known as “Doc Tess” to her patients. For someone who finds immense joy in caring for expectant mothers and delivering babies, it was challenging to limit face-to-face prenatal visits, don multiple layers of personal protective equipment, and maintain minimal interaction even during childbirth.

Water, Sanitation, and Society in ASEAN

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Water and sanitation are pivotal for sustainable development. Emperor Naruhito, known for his keen interest in water policy, stated at the 9th World Water Forum, “Water plays a critical role on this continent where rapid socio-economic development is taking place,” (Imperial Household Agency Japan, 2022).

ASEAN-India Sharing Best Practices in Cancer Care: National Cancer Grid

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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