Dr.Krisnan Lawnub Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand 3 June 2014

Outline overview of ASEAN Community (AC) Public health preparedness in the AC Impact of AC Thailand Strategy for the entry into AC Border Health Development Master Plan Planning / Project prepared for the entry into AC

The ten stalks of padi represent the dream of ASEAN's Founding Fathers for an ASEAN comprising all the ten countries in Southeast Asia bound together in friendship and solidarity. The circle represents the unity of ASEAN. Blue :Peace and Stability Red :Depicts Courage and Dynamism White :Purity Yellow :Prosperity Flag and Emblem One Vision, One Identity, One Community ASEAN Day : 8 August

Source : Objective : To Strengthen Political Economic and Social Collaboration of Region

Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) (The Physics, The Institution, The Citizen) Structure of ASEAN Community ASEAN Charter One Vision, One Identity, One Community ASEAN Community ASEAN Political and Security Community Blueprint (APSC) ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint (AEC) ASEAN Social and Cultural Community Blueprint (ASCC)

3 Pillars of ASEAN Community ASEAN Political and Security Community APSC ASEAN Social and Cultural Community ASCC ASEAN Economic Community AEC 3 Pillars

 A rules-based community of shared values and norms  A cohesive, peaceful stable and resilient region with shared responsibility for comprehensive security  A dynamic outward-looking region in increasingly integrated  Promote regional cooperation to maintain peace and stability ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC)

 Conflict prevention / confidence building measures  Strengthen ASEAN cooperation on disaster management and emergency response ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC) Cont.

 Human development  Social welfare and protection  Social justice and rights  Environmental sustainability  Building an ASEAN identity  Narrowing the development gap ASEAN Social and Cultural Community (ASCC)

 Single market and production base  Highly competitive economic region  Equitable economic development  Integration into economy the global economic  Integration of economic and convenience in trade  Free flow for goods, services, investment, finance and capital ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

 Narrowing the development gap  Promoting cooperation in monetary policy, macroeconomic, money & capital market, insurance and taxation  Development in infrastructure and transportation  Development cooperation in legal, agriculture, energy, tourism  Development in human resource by improving in education and skilled labor development ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Cont.

Public Health Preparedness in the ASEAN Community

AEC live well Common Market ASCC Social Welfare APSC Safety Security ASEAN Community-> Health 13 Drug and Instrument,Health Services, Medical Hub, Skilled Labor, Training, Standard, Rule & Regulation, E-ASEAN Single-Window, Consumer Protection, Copy protection  MDG  Human Rights  Social Welfare and Protection  Gender, Reproductive Health Aging, Disability, Migrant Workers  Health Development  Health Promotion  Environmental  Health Prevention HIV, IHR  Food Safety and Food Security  Human Rights  Transnational Crime  Drug Traffic  Terrorism  Biological weapon  Disaster Management

Challenges of ASEAN ASEAN COMMUNITY National interests VS Regional interest Lack of trust, conflict in history Competition of the superpowers U.S., Russia, China, India, Japan. Differences in race, religion and development The competition for resources,market and investment Developing the institutional structure

ASEAN MRA on Engineering Services ASEAN MRA on Nursing Services ASEAN MRA on Architectural Services ASEAN MRA on Surveying Qualifications ASEAN MRA on Medical Practitioners ASEAN MRA on Dental Practitioners ASEAN MRA on Accountancy Services Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) of ASEAN

Easier and more cross-border movements of people, workforce; hence, the source of infections Influx of poor quality food, drugs, chemical substance, alcohol & tobacco More accidents Overload of health service Brain drain of health care workers Etc. Impact of AC

Vision Thailand is a member which be vigorous and support the quality of life for all ASEAN people.

Thailand Strategy for the entry into ASEAN

1.Development a Health Service System 2. Access to Basic Health Service 3. Strengthen Collaboration and Participation of all Sectors 4. Administration 4 Strategies Border Health Development Master Plan ( )

Supporting the center of health care service in ASEAN: Healthy City, Health Service Development Preparing on the manpower Using the mission of public health to strengthen the competitiveness of goods, services and investment to link the opportunity from ASEAN: Tourism Controlling the communicable diseases in border areas between Thailand and neighboring countries: IHR Planning/Project prepared for the entry to ASEAN Community

Enhancing the quality and standard of public health service for consumer protection in ASEAN Community : Food Safety, World Kitchen, National Single Window Developing Thailand to be the International Medical Hub (Medical Hub) Planning/Project prepared for the entry to ASEAN Community (Cont.)

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