ASEF Public Health Network
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders at the 7th ASEM Summit (2008) stated their determination to combat a possible human influenza pandemic. Reflecting this strong political statement, the Government of Japan expressed its willingness to take the lead on the issue by initiating the “ASEM Initiative for the Rapid Containment of Pandemic Influenza”.
This initiative includes 2 main components:
The ASEF Public Health Network is a participatory platform to encourage public health dialogue, between actors from health and non-health sectors across Asia and Europe.
Our Goals
- Support bi-regional collaborations on pandemic and infectious diseases
- Promote initiatives on pandemic influenza planning and response
- Generate public awareness on public health issues
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