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Issue 37
May 2024
From Recovery to Resilience
Inside this Edition
Themes
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
COVID-19 IN ASEAN
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Health Sector Mechanisms for Managing COVID-19 and Future Emergencies
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Navigating Turbulence: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Response in the South-East Asia Region and the Way Forward
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 emergenc
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Reflections on the COVID-19 Response in the Western Pacific Region
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 Diseas
28 May 2024
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Health and COVID-19
A Starting Point, Not the Finish Line: The ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework
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
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Building a Community of Practice | The ASEAN-Australia One Health Fellowship Programme
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 Comp
28 May 2024
Civil Service, Health and COVID-19
Supporting Youth Mental Health Across the ASEAN Region
ASEAN’s young people are critical partners in promoting mental health and wellbeing.
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine in ASEAN: A Path to Sustainable Health and Well-being
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,” t
28 May 2024
Education
ASEAN Regional Health Reports
28 May 2024
ASEAN Identity and Community Building
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Policy Brief No. 5 (2024): Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle in ASEAN
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 Eme
28 May 2024
Education, Health and COVID-19
ASEAN-India Sharing Best Practices in Cancer Care: National Cancer Grid
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
28 May 2024
Environment
Water, Sanitation, and Society in ASEAN
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 t
28 May 2024
Labour and Future of Work
The ASEAN Economic Community Digest: A Business-friendly ASEAN Guide for AI Ethics and Governance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the discipline of creating intelligent machines capable of analytical reasoning, enabling organisations to operate effectively and with foresight.
28 May 2024
Civil Service, Youth
ASEAN Youth Ready Together!
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 t
28 May 2024
Culture, Environment
Water Festivals of Southeast Asia and Northeast India
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 cultura
Interviews
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, PhD
As the Chair of ASEAN in 2024 and the ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM), Lao PDR has set a significant agenda under the theme “Health: Transforming ASEAN Health Development Resilience in a New Context.” In this interview, Minister Bounfeng Phoummal
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19
Budi G. Sadikin
During its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2023, Indonesia advanced the One Health Initiative as a key deliverable. Health Minister Budi G. Sadikin offers invaluable insights into Indonesia’s efforts to champion the One Health approach, highlighting its strategi
28 May 2024
Gender
Women in Diplomacy: Urawadee Sriphiromya
Ambassador Urawadee Sriphiromya served as the Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN from 2021 to 2024. Ambassador Urawadee gave this interview shortly before she left Jakarta on March 2024 for her next assignment as Ambassador of Thailand to Vi
Conversations
28 May 2024
Civil Service, Health and COVID-19
Healing Women: Tess Barrientos, MD
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
28 May 2024
Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Rethinking Health Advocacy with Pingann Oung
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 subs
28 May 2024
Education, Health and COVID-19, Sports
Ade Rai: From He-Man to Health Mentor
Fifty-four-year-old I Gusti Agung Kusuma Yudha Rai, better known as Ade Rai, is an Indonesian all-natural bodybuilder, fitness icon, and advocate for a healthy lifestyle.