Malaysia chairs Asean health meeting after 22 years
The five-day meeting will launch a new regional health road map and strengthen cooperation on pandemics, emerging diseases and healthcare systems.
Malaysia is hosting the 17th Asean Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM) in Kuala Lumpur from September 7 to 11, marking its first time chairing the biennial event in 22 years. The theme for this year's meeting is "Healthy Asean: Together Towards Equitable, Future-Ready Health Systems." Health ministers, senior officials, and international partners from Asean member states, as well as China, South Korea, and the World Health Organization, are participating in the meeting.
The AHMM aims to shift the focus from policy discussions to concrete action, tackling common health threats that individual countries cannot address alone. This meeting also marks the first Asean-US and Asean-Japan health ministers' meetings, expanding cooperation beyond Asean member states. Key priorities for the meeting include the launch of the Asean Strategic Health Agenda (ASHA) 2026–2030, strengthening the Asean Centre for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases, and addressing Asean's dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
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