Socio-cultural Cooperations: Health

On health, efforts have been made to implement areas of APT health cooperation under the purview of the APT Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM+3) and APT Senior Officials Meeting (SOMHD+3). The 9th ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers Meeting held in Bali on 1 May in 2022 reaffirmed the APT commitment to optimising the mobilization of essential health resource in responding to public health crisis. The Ministers issued the Joint Statement of the 9th ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers Meeting.

The 21st APT Summit in November 2018 adopted the APT Leaders’ Statement on Cooperation against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Following the adoption, the endorsed ASEAN Strategic Framework to Combat AMR through One Health Approach (2019-2030) is currently being implemented.

At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in the region, the APT health sector was the first cooperative mechanism to come up with a response in January 2020. The APT Health Ministers had a Special Video Conference in Enhancing Cooperation on COVID-19 Response on 7 April 2020. Through their Joint Statement, commitment was made in coordinating real-time information and data sharing, and technical exchanges on COVID-19; enhancing bilateral and multilateral collaboration on prevention, detection and response measures; conducting research and development on vaccine and medicines; utilising digital technology for efficient access information; utilising social media platforms to address misinformation; and, accessing resources for technical assistance and medical supplies, and revitalising health systems. The APT also contributed to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund from the APTCF.

Mechanisms

Ministerial Level

  • AHMM+3
    ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers Meeting

    Latest: 10th AHMM+3
    Vientiane, Laos  9 August 2024

SOM Level

WG Level

  • ASEAN+3 FETN
    ASEAN Plus Three Field Epidemiology Training Network
  • UHC
    ASEAN Plus Three Universal Health Coverage Network

Other Places