The 38th APACPH Conference 2006 will be held from 3-6 December 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme for the conference was “Partnership for Human Security and Health”.
The theme of the conference is ‘Partnership for Human Security and Health’ which reflects the need for collaboration and cooperation between communities and institutions for the development of human security and health in the world.
Parallel Sessions will include the following topics:
- Economics and Trade: Poverty Trap, Health and Development
- Emerging, Re-emerging Diseases and Food Safety
- Trans-boundary Challenges, Tourism and Health
- Health Promotion Initiatives
- Domestic and Workplace Violence
- Politics,Cultural Diversity, Ethics and Health
- Capacity Building in Disaster Management
- Environmental and Human Health
- Human Genomics in Public Health
The conference offered an opportunity for all public health professionals and scholars to meet, discuss and share challenges, ideas, resources and experiences. The program will include a variety of presentations covering a wide range of public health topics. Participants will have the opportunity to strengthen existing partnerships as well as establish new partnerships for future collaboration.
APACPH President’s Welcome Message
It is with great pleasure that I take up the reins of the APACPH Presidency from Prof Anuar Zaini. I am very grateful to Prof Zaini for his hard and diligent work over the past couple of years as President and I look forward to his continued involvement in APACPH.
With the passing of the first anniversary of the Tsunami Disaster, the continuing horror of natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake and the increasing threat of a global Avian flu epidemic, it is clear that health security and disaster management will continue to be a major public health concern in 2006. Recognising this concern, ‘Partnership for Human Security and Health’ is the theme for the 38th APACPH Conference to be held in Bangkok, Thailand 3-6 December 2006. I encourage you to submit an abstract and attend what is sure to be a superb international public health conference.
Details can be found on the conference website – www.apacph2006.org The 37th APACPH Conference held in Taipei last November was a great success with high attendance and a stimulating program. Presentations addressed some of the public health issues associated with natural disasters, infectious diseases and on-going conflict as well as other pressing health concerns in the Region. Congratulations to the local organisers and particularly to Prof Wen-ta Chiu and Prof Jung-der Wang, for their efforts to ensure the success of this conference and the hospitality and warmth extended to the delegates.
APACPH will be producing a special issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health on Health Security and Disaster Management with guest editor, Prof Anthony Zwi. This issue will contain the full papers from the conference and other relevant research. I encourage those who gave presentations on this theme in Taipei to submit their full paper to the
Journal Office at the University of Malaya.
I would like to welcome four new members of APACPH. Eastern University, Sri Lanka, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences, India and the University of Queensland, Australia, were all inducted at the APACPH General Assembly meeting in Taipei in November. I hope they will be fully active participants in the consortium.
I am looking forward to leading APACPH through its next phase. We are now an incorporated organisation and as such can act with greater confidence and independence. With APACPH on this firm footing, I hope to strengthen the participation of members through committees and projects. I would welcome any ideas that members may have regarding future projects or initiatives for the organisation. I also hope to see the development of existing APACPH initiatives, in particular the newly formed ‘Early Career Network’ which promises to give a voice and support to students and young faculty members.
I wish you all the best for 2006.
Dr Richard F. Southby
President, APACPH
