asia-pacific academic consortium for public health

Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health


• Functionally effective academic consortium

• 48 members in 18 countries

• National collaboration through international linkage

• Member countries:

Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam.

What is APACPH?


APACPH Executive

• President – Liming Lee MD. DrPH.Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention China

• President Elect & Journal - Anuar Zaini Md Zain MD. MRCP. Vice Chancellor, University of Malaya

• Vice President - Colin Binns MD. Professor, SPH Curtin University of Technology

• Vice President (Intl Affairs) - Richard Southby DrPH. Dean, SPH George Washington University

• Secretary General - Walter K. Patrick MD. PhD. Director, WHO Collaborating Center for leadership development in PHC; John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii

• President Emeritus – Kenji, Hayashi MD. PhD. Deputy Director General, National institute of Public Health, Japan

• President Emeritus – Mark Liveris PhD. Emeritus, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Curtin University of Technology

Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public HealthAsia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health

Bangkok

Brisbane

HonoluluTokyo

Beijing

Kuala Lumpur

APJPH office

APACPH Regional Offices


• Brisbane Office, Australia & PacificBrian Oldenburg, PhD.Head, SPH Queensland University of Technology

• Bangkok Office, South East AsiaChalermchai Chaikittiporn MPH. DrPH.Dean, SPH Mahidol University

• Beijing Office, China Liming Lee MD. DrPH.Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention China

• Tokyo Office, East AsiaSusumui Wakai MD. PhD.Chair, Department of International Health, University of Tokyo

• Honolulu Office, U.S.A. & Office of the Secretary General Walter K. Patrick MD. PhD Director, WHO Collaborating Center for leadership development in PHC; International Health & Medicine, University of Hawaii

APACPH Regional Offices


• Future visionThe vision of APACPH is to develop a world

class consortium of Public Health teaching and research institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to improve the public health outcomes for all citizens in the region

• Mission StatementTo be recognised as an organisation that adds significant value to the Public Health teaching, research and scholarship of its members resulting in improvements in public health outcomes in the region

Challenges and Future Directions


Commitment for development & problem solving

• Established in 1984 at University of Hawaii• Grown from 5 to a healthy 48 members in 18 countries• Phase I: 1984-1992

Leadership & Faculty development Research and service projects in several countries Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Philippines,

Malaysia

• Phase II: 1993-2003 Expansion of leadership efforts by Premier institutions in Japan (NIPH),

Malaysia (UM), Australia (Curtin & QUT) and China (PMU) Faculty, Student exchange, research projects & conferences influencing

educational policy and service priorities

APACPH is about institutions


Four levels of performance

• Advocacy, policy formulation, leadership through 34 APACPH conferences – Child survival, Women &

Indigenous people’s health, AIDS, Terrorism, War & Violence, Declarations: Neglected female children, Poverty &Health

• Educational enhancement Faculty & student exchange, curriculum courses, summer & short

term programs, Innovations –Self Study/accreditation, Regional MPH, Cyber University

• Health improvement Community projects – injury prevention (helmet use), malaria control

(bed net), ORT (traditional methods), AIDS consultation services

• Research communication & publications Journal, conferences & other publications, websites

Activities & Achievements


• Effective Asia-pacific academic network Public health & Medicine Governments & NGOs

• Global / Local national networks• Cost effective capacity• Commitment & competency of

leadership

APACPH Characteristics (USPs)


APACPH Conference


Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

The Consortium publishes the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, which focuses on health issues of the Asia-Pacific region

It is the only English language journal devoted to public health issues of the Asia and Pacific region

The journal is published bi-annually

The editorial office is currently based at the University of Malaya, Malaysia


Resources - historical

• Membership fees, grants, contracts, consultancies, journal subscriptions, conferences

• The policy has been to subsidize and support lesser developed countries and be inclusive

• USAID grants and University of Hawaii funding helped establish the consortium

• WHO/UNICEF/CMB/UH Funding subsidized membership and travel from lesser developed countries in its early stages

• Recent philanthropic support for APACPH Regional Office and Directorate


Resources - historical

• NIPH Japan also provided funding for data collection and reports

• AUSAID grants and funding from Curtin University consolidated organisational and managerial effort in the 90s

• The secretariat and regional offices have been supported by the universities maintaining them: Tokyo University, Beijing Medical University, Mahidol University, Curtin University


Resources

• the APACPH secretariat is supported by Atlantic Philanthropies grant and the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology

• APACPH requires resources to fund major initiatives and projects to address the persistent and emerging problems in the region

NOW


APACPH - The future

2003 and onwards


• To improve the quality and relevancy of professional education with an emphasis on leadership

• To enhance the knowledge, skills and effective methods available to health workers through joint research, training and service projects

• To forge closer links with each other and with Ministries of health to enhance available resources

• To improve the quality of educational opportunities for students of public health through curriculum development and academic sharing

• To address the increasing challenges to health improvement due to: poverty, disaster, violence, urbanization and problems of vulnerable populations (Child survival) as well as emerging diseases & hazards (AIDS, Bio-terrorism).

Challenges and Future Directions


• Improve efficiency in current areas of collaboration Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health Conferences,Curriculum& Course, communication

• Develop resource base for strategic plan Resources during phase I were from University of Hawaii,

USAID, USPHS, WHO, UNICEF, CMB and others. Resources in phase II were from premier member

institutions: Curtin University of Technology, AUSAID, National Institute of Public Health (Japan)

Resources in the current phase are from SPH, Queensland University of Technology and the Atlantic Philanthropies Grant and member contributions

Significant new funds are needed to implement programs to meet the crises in public health in the Asia-pacific region.

Strategies (I)


• Future approaches for collaboration

Enhanced communication links: development of APACPH Website at www.apacph.org

Internet-based Clearinghouse Service and newsletter

Establishment and implementation of projects supportive of collaborative regional workforce developments, research enhancement and public health capacity improvement.

Collective synergistic strategies to address emerging public health problems.

Support and utilize the newly established APACPH Brisbane Regional office & secretariat in the above initiatives.

Strategies (II)


APACPH Regional Office, Brisbane

• Development of a new website

• Facilitating communication between member organisations

• Encouraging new membership

• Coordination of projects

• Development of new strategic direction and business plan in close consultation with the membership

With the appointment of two dedicated staff and under the direction of Brian Oldenburg (Head of School of Public Health, QUT) , the APACPH Regional Office and Directorate in Brisbane has taken over much of the day-to-day running of the organisation. It has specific responsibility in the following areas:


APACPH Website


President, APACPH Prof. Liming Lee

Director of CDC ChinaVice-President of Health

Sciences in Beijing University.

Incoming President, Prof Dato Dr Anuar Zaini Md. Zain, Vice Chancellor of

University of Malaya

Nutrition and Public Health: Achievements and Prospects35th APACPH Conference in Shanghai, May 12-15, 2003


• Two decades of sustained performance

• In-country networks built with international member contribution need strengthening

• Ability to focus and provide leadership on emerging health problems and crises

• Regional network potential to implement projects effectively

• Leadership and commitment a vital asset.

• Cost effectiveness due to sharing of institutional resources

• Forum to influence policy and accelerate program change

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