Perspective from ASEAN: WHO support activities

Health and Communicable Disease Division, ASEAN Secretariat

Signed at the 13th

ASEAN Summit on 20 November 2007 in SingaporeIt has been ratified by the 10 Member StatesThe ASEAN Leaders celebrated the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter on 15 December 2008

The ASEAN CHARTER

ASEAN Vision 2020

"A concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability

and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in

a community of caring societies"

• Vision: By 2015, ASEC will be the nerve centre of a strong and confident ASEAN Community that is globally respected for acting in full compliance with its Charter and in the best interest of its people.

• Mission:TO initiate, facilitate and coordinate ASEAN

stakeholder collaboration in realising the purposes and principles of ASEAN as reflected in the ASEAN Charter.•Basic FunctionTo provide for greater efficiency in the coordination of ASEAN organs and for more effective implementation of ASEAN projects and activities

ASEAN COOPERATION on ANIMAL HEALTH

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SOMSOM-M-AMAFSOMMAMAFAMAAF

ASWGLASWGL

HPAI Task HPAI Task Force

HPAI TaskForceForce

ACCAHZ ACCAHZPrepComACCAHZ PrepComPrepCom ACGLACGL VaccineVaccine EtcEtc

ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY BLUEPRINT

ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM) : Thailand , Meets every 2 yrs

Senior Officials on Health Development (SOMHD, Philippines)

China and Plus Three SOMHD

ASEAN Expert Groups on Communicable

Diseases (Myanmar)

6 Working Groups &4 Task Forces (CHAIRS & Lead

Co)

Networking (FETN, APL), Lead Countries

ASEAN Sociol – Cultural Community Blueprint

Health and Communicable Diseases Division, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta (facilitate, initiate & coordinate)

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL BLUEPRINT

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON HEALTH DEVELOPMENT (2010-2015)

WORK PLANS (ASEAN MEDIUM TERM PLAN ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES : MTP -EID)

B5. IMPROVING CAPABILITY TO CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASESTo enhance regional preparedness and capacity through integrated approaches to prevention, surveillance, and timely response to communicable and infectious diseases

AREA: I. Prevention and control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (AEGCD, Myanmar)

AREA II: HIV AND AIDS (ATFOA, Cambodia)

AREA III. ENHANCING REGIONAL SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMERNT

IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS

lead Countries Collaboration

Strengthen roles of SOMHD/Chairs of

Subsidiary bodies

Consultative development

partners’ meeting

ROLES OF LEAD COUNTRIES

1. Conceptualise and develop initiatives/projects/programmes on regional health development as well as their implementation plan

2. Identify resource mobilisation strategy3. Coordinate with other ASEAN Member States in

implementing the initiatives / projects/ programmes

4. Consult with other ASEAN Member States on matters requiring common position arising from the implementation of initiatives /projects/programmes

ASEAN MEDIUM TERM PLANON EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2012- 2015)

ASEAN Expert Group on Communicable Diseases (AEGCD)Chair: Philippines Next Meeting: Singapore (6-8 November 2013)

ASEAN Partnership Laboratories, (Malaysia)

Risk Communication, (Malaysia)

ASEAN EID Mechanism (Thailand) EID website, (Indonesia)

Operationalisation of Minimum Standards of Joint MultisectoralOutbreak Investigation and Response, (Cambodia)

Stockpiling of antivirals and PPE

Field Epidemiology Training Network (Thailand)

HPED Project (Thailand and Lao PDR)

Specific diseases: Rabies (Viet Nam), Dengue (ASEAN Dengue Day), and Malaria (Myanmar)

ASEAN – Plus Three SOMHD

Among others: Collaborative areas include Emerging Infectious Diseases

APL, FETN, Risk CommunicationAnimal and Human Health -Focused on Rabies

UPDATES: Animal Health –Human Health Collaboration

ASEAN Plus Three Framework and

Workplan on Human and Animal

Health Collaboration

Joint Recommendations

for Human and Animal Health Collaboration

Call For Action Towards the

Elimination of Rabies

Regional Workshop on Collaboration between Human

and Animal Health Sectors on Zoonoses

Prevention and Control

JOINT CONSULTATIVE MEETING: AEGCD and ASWGL in Nov 2012

Strengthen Collaboration

Identify Joint Efforts

Sharing Platform

• Specific focus area of collaboration• Rabies control and prevention:• Agreed to also work on ASEAN priority

zoonotic diseases;• Development of a capacity building strategy on

animal health-human health collaboration;• Strengthening risk communication and

laboratory networking capacity of the ASEAN Member States;

• Operationalization of communication mechanism:

Activity: WHO-EC Project on HPED 7th AEGCD Meeting: “Strengthening Surveillance and Response Capacity for Highly Pathogenic and Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases in Cross-Border Areas of ASEAN Region” The proposed activities include:• An assessment of existing cross border collaboration and

recommend appropriate modalities for prevention and control of HPED in cross border areas;

• Develop mechanism and models• Develop modalities to institutionalize border health

authorities at local and national levels for regular exchange of disease surveillance information;

• Develop guidelines and SOPs

ASEAN Community

in 2015“Regional

Mechanism on EID”Medium Term Plan

on EID

HPED Project : Cross Borders Focus

Specific Diseases: Rabies, Dengue ,

Malaria Coordination Mechanism :

ASWGL & AEGCD

Animal Health Components

IHR 2005, APSED 2010

• ASEAN – WHO MOU• Closed working relationship with partners• Previous Building Blocks on EID

WAY FORWARD

Continuation & Coordination to synergy our efforts – , Tripartite Concept, Development Partners, Sectoral bodies; Maximize ASEAN comparative advantages (High-level Advocacy, Political Commitments, Multisectoral support, Cross-border activity)complementary on given mandates and national efforts;Sustainability (utilise existing mechanisms and integration of ASEAN Cooperation); and Prioratization regional issues (implementable & doable)

ASEAN Vision 2020

"A concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living

in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership

in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies"