2. What is APACPH? Functionally effective academic consortium
48 members in 18 countries
National collaboration through international linkage
Member countries:
Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam.

3. APACPH Executive
President – Liming Lee MD. DrPH. Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention China
President Elect & Journal - Anuar Zaini Md Zain MD. MRCP. Vice Chancellor, University of Malaya
Vice President - Colin Binns MD. Professor, SPH Curtin University of Technology
Vice President (Intl Affairs) - Richard Southby DrPH. Dean, SPH George Washington University
Secretary General - Walter K. Patrick MD. PhD. Director, WHO Collaborating Center for leadership development in PHC; John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
President Emeritus – Kenji, Hayashi MD. PhD Deputy Director General, National institute of Public Health, Japan
President Emeritus – Mark Liveris PhD Emeritus, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Curtin University of Technology

4. APACPH Regional Offices
Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health
APACPH Regional Offices
Beijing   
Honolulu
Tokyo 
Bangkok 
Brisbane 
Kuala Lumpur
APJPH office

5. APACPH Regional Offices
Brisbane Office, Australia & Pacific Brian Oldenburg, PhD. Head, SPH Queensland University of Technology
Bangkok Office, South East Asia Chalermchai Chaikittiporn MPH. DrPH. Dean, SPH Mahidol University
Beijing Office, China Liming Lee MD. DrPH. Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention China
Tokyo Office, East Asia Susumui Wakai MD. PhD. Chair, Department of International Health, University of Tokyo
Honolulu Office, U.S.A. & Office of the Secretary General Walter K. Patrick MD. PhD Director, WHO Collaborating Center for leadership development in PHC; International Health & Medicine, University of Hawaii

6. Challenges and Future Directions
Future vision
The vision of APACPH is to develop a world class consortium of Public Health teaching and research institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to improve the public health outcomes for all citizens in the region
Mission Statement
To be recognised as an organisation that adds significant value to the Public Health teaching, research and scholarship of its members resulting in improvements in public health outcomes in the region

7. APACPH is about institutions
Commitment for development & problem solving
Established in 1984 at University of Hawaii
Grown from 5 to a healthy 48 members in 18 countries
Phase I:
Leadership & Faculty development
Research and service projects in several countries
Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Philippines, Malaysia
Phase II:
Expansion of leadership efforts by Premier institutions in Japan (NIPH), Malaysia (UM), Australia (Curtin & QUT) and China (PMU)
Faculty, Student exchange, research projects & conferences influencing educational policy and service priorities

8. Activities & Achievements
Four levels of performance
Advocacy, policy formulation, leadership
through 34 APACPH conferences – Child survival, Women & Indigenous people’s health, AIDS, Terrorism, War & Violence, Declarations: Neglected female children, Poverty &Health
Educational enhancement
Faculty & student exchange, curriculum courses, summer & short term programs, Innovations –Self Study/accreditation, Regional MPH, Cyber University
Health improvement
Community projects – injury prevention (helmet use), malaria control (bed net), ORT (traditional methods), AIDS
consultation services
Research communication & publications
Journal, conferences & other publications, websites

9. APACPH Characteristics (USPs)
Effective Asia-pacific academic network
Public health & Medicine
Governments & NGOs
Global / Local national networks
Cost effective capacity
Commitment & competency of leadership

10. APACPH Conference

11. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
The Consortium publishes the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, which focuses on health issues of the Asia-Pacific region
It is the only English language journal devoted to public health issues of the Asia and Pacific region
The journal is published bi-annually
The editorial office is currently based at the University of Malaya, Malaysia

12. Resources - historical
Membership fees, grants, contracts, consultancies, journal subscriptions, conferences
The policy has been to subsidize and support lesser developed countries and be inclusive
USAID grants and University of Hawaii funding helped establish the consortium
WHO/UNICEF/CMB/UH Funding subsidized membership and travel from lesser developed countries in its early stages
Recent philanthropic support for APACPH Regional Office and Directorate

13. Resources - historical
NIPH Japan also provided funding for data collection and reports
AUSAID grants and funding from Curtin University consolidated organisational and managerial effort in the 90s
The secretariat and regional offices have been supported by the universities maintaining them: Tokyo University, Beijing Medical University, Mahidol University, Curtin University

14. Resources
NOW
the APACPH secretariat is supported by Atlantic Philanthropies grant and the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology
APACPH requires resources to fund major initiatives and projects to address the persistent and emerging problems in the region

15. APACPH - The future
2003 and onwards

16. Challenges and Future Directions
To improve the quality and relevancy of professional education with an emphasis on leadership
To enhance the knowledge, skills and effective methods available to health workers through joint research, training and service projects
To forge closer links with each other and with Ministries of health to enhance available resources
To improve the quality of educational opportunities for students of public health through curriculum development and academic sharing
To address the increasing challenges to health improvement due to: poverty, disaster, violence, urbanization and problems of vulnerable populations (Child survival) as well as emerging diseases & hazards (AIDS, Bio-terrorism).

17. Strategies (I) Improve efficiency in current areas of collaboration
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Conferences,Curriculum& Course, communication
Develop resource base for strategic plan
Resources during phase I were from University of Hawaii, USAID, USPHS, WHO, UNICEF, CMB and others.
Resources in phase II were from premier member institutions: Curtin University of Technology, AUSAID, National Institute of Public Health (Japan)
Resources in the current phase are from SPH, Queensland University of Technology and the Atlantic Philanthropies Grant and member contributions
Significant new funds are needed to implement programs to meet the crises in public health in the Asia-pacific region.

18. Strategies (II) Future approaches for collaboration
Enhanced communication links: development of APACPH Website at
Internet-based Clearinghouse Service and newsletter
Establishment and implementation of projects supportive of collaborative regional workforce developments, research enhancement and public health capacity improvement.
Collective synergistic strategies to address emerging public health problems.
Support and utilize the newly established APACPH Brisbane Regional office & secretariat in the above initiatives.

19. APACPH Regional Office, Brisbane
With the appointment of two dedicated staff and under the direction of Brian Oldenburg (Head of School of Public Health, QUT) , the APACPH Regional Office and Directorate in Brisbane has taken over much of the day-to-day running of the organisation. It has specific responsibility in the following areas:
Development of a new website
Facilitating communication between member organisations
Encouraging new membership
Coordination of projects
Development of new strategic direction and business plan in close consultation with the membership

20. APACPH Website

21. Vice-President of Health Sciences in Beijing University.
Nutrition and Public Health: Achievements and Prospects
35th APACPH Conference in Shanghai, May 12-15, 2003
Incoming President, Prof Dato Dr Anuar Zaini Md. Zain, Vice Chancellor of University of Malaya
President, APACPH
Prof. Liming Lee
Director of CDC China
Vice-President of Health Sciences in Beijing University.

22. Summary Two decades of sustained performance
In-country networks built with international member contribution need strengthening
Ability to focus and provide leadership on emerging health problems and crises
Regional network potential to implement projects effectively
Leadership and commitment a vital asset.
Cost effectiveness due to sharing of institutional resources
Forum to influence policy and accelerate program change