The Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Executive Council held its first meeting of 2025 on February 21-22 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. This gathering coincided with a site visit to Mae Fah Luang University, the venue for the upcoming 56th APACPH Conference scheduled for November 4-7, 2025.
Meeting Overview
The meeting was attended by ten Executive Council members or their representative in person and three online. Prof Dr So Yoon Kim, President of APACPH, opened the proceedings with an address to the council. Following this, each member presented updates on their respective activities.
Executive Council Attendance
In-Person Attendees:
- Prof Dr So Yoon Kim (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea)
- Prof Dr Hung Yi Chiou (Taipei Medical University, Taiwan)
- Prof Dr Betty Ya-Wen Chiu (National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan)
- Prof Dr Maznah Dahlui (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
- Prof Dr Low Wah Yun (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
- Prof Dr Masamine Jimba (University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Dr. Puchong Inchai (Mahidol University, Thailand)
- Prof Dr Victor Hoe (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
- Yuri Lee (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea)
- Dr Syazmi Mohd (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Online Participants:
- Prof Dr Indika Mahesh Karunathilake (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)
- Prof Dr Elahe Nezami (University of Miami, USA)
- Prof Dr Philip Baker (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
- Associate Professor Naruemon Auemaneekul (Mahidol University, Thailand)
