We discuss and agree on Health Cooperation ASEAN after 2015

Attending the opening ceremony were Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien Minister of Health of Vietnam, the Senior Officials on Health Development of the vienASEAN countries, the ASEAN Secretariat, WHO Representative world in Vietnam, representative of the world health Organization South-East Asia region, representing UNFPA, UNAIDS, representatives of Lam Dong province, representing the Committee of social Affairs of the National Assembly; representatives of the Central Highlands provinces, leaders of the Bureau / Department / Unit under the Ministry of Health, representatives of agencies and departments of the provinces of Lam Dong, leader of the Provincial Health Department, a nationwide ...

Medical cooperation in ASEAN community deeper

In his speech opening the conference, the Minister of Health of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Tien stressed: Since its establishment, ASEAN has developed constantly and achieved many significant accomplishments. From poor countries, backward, low income, ASEAN member countries have accomplished an important economic development and ASEAN has achieved many significant results, is considered one of the cooperatives the most successful regions in the world. ASEAN has now entered the stage to prepare the formation of the ASEAN Community, with link level and increasing cooperation in all fields, including the medical field. Medical cooperation is increasingly tight, deep in the region has contributed effectively to the security and development in the region, how to create ASEAN's relations with external partners, to create conditions for member states expand foreign relations and international integration.

Entertainment shows to celebrate the opening of the 10th conference SOMHD

Earlier in 2014, the Health Ministers Meeting 12th ASEAN was held in Hanoi with the theme "Better Health for the following ASEAN Community by 2015". This topic is very practical in the time of the Community are in the final year of progress towards the goal of establishing the ASEAN Community by date 12/31/2015, a landmark development in the sense of particular importance Associations.

At this meeting, the Ministers of Health adopted a joint statement expressed their commitment to strengthen health systems towards universal health coverage and promoting access to prevention, treatment, care and support relates to the non-communicable diseases; ensure timely and adequate supply of essential drugs and medical technology fit in all health facilities in each Member State; construction of health financing system effectively, at the right price to the patients have access to health services without incurring financial difficulties; harmonization of food safety regulations country with international standards; further strengthen cooperation in the prevention and control of infectious diseases and epidemic response; mobilization and diversification of resources at national, regional and international achievements in order to maintain control of the incidence and spread of HIV / AIDS.

Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said opening the 10th conference SOMHD

ASEAN Health Ministers also adopted the vision and mission of the Health Programme Development of ASEAN after 2015, towards "A strong ASEAN Community, are health care and sustainable development".

Toward the goal of building an ASEAN Community people-centered

As the current Chair of the Conference of the ASEAN Ministers of Health, Minister of Health of Vietnam highly appreciated the efforts of the ASEAN member countries in the past year were rushing to complete the Master Plan can Social-Cultural Community ASEAN and ASEAN Strategic Framework on health Development in 2010-2015 and particularly discussed and the priority given to the cooperative medical, health promotion for people ASEAN citizens 2015-2020 period.

The participants of the 10th conference SOMHD

One of the important tasks of the Senior Officials on Health Development of ASEAN at the 10th Conference is jointly discuss and agree on the operational mechanism of the ASEAN Health Cooperation, of the Working Group professional work in the period 2015-2020 to be submitted to the Conference of Ministers of Health adopted the 13th ASEAN.

"This conference will attract the attention and contribution of all of you delegates to be able to come up with proposals on new cooperation mechanisms more efficient, bringing benefits to the people of countries, while contributing towards the goal of building an ASEAN Community people-centered, socially responsible, build solidarity and lasting unity among nations and peoples "- Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said.

Immediately after the opening session, the Conference undertook SOMHD 10 plenary sessions to update and check the contents in the large conference in recent times, while discussing the Health Development Programme ASEAN after 2015 with 18 priority health areas are divided into four main groups, namely:

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and the heads of the delegations to the conference ASEAN 10th SOMHD souvenir photograph

Group 1: Promote healthy lifestyles with the goal by 2020: ASEAN community get the best health through enhanced healthy lifestyles and healthy life Guarantee for all people of all ages. Health priorities include: prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCD); Reduce tobacco consumption and alcohol; Injury prevention; Occupational disease prevention; Improving mental health; Enhance health and dynamism for the elderly and Strengthening good nutrition, healthy diet.

Group 2: Respond to any risk and disease threats. Objectives 2020: Strengthening sustainable health systems to deal with infectious and contagious cacbenh emerging diseases and neglected tropical diseases; Responding to the threat of environmental health, disaster and ensure preparedness for effective medical management of disasters in the region. Health priorities include: Prevention of infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases and neglected diseases; Strengthening laboratory capacity; Solve the problem of drug resistance; Environmental health and health impact assessments; Health Management in disaster.

Group 3: Strengthening health systems and access to health care. Objectives 2020: the ASEAN Community will have access to the health care system quality and safety with good quality medicines including traditional medicine and alternative products; Achieve and sustain the Millennium Development Goals related to health. Health priorities include: Traditional Medicine; The Millennium Development Goals related to health (MDGs 4,5,6); National Health Care (UHC), Health of migrants; Drug development; Finance of health care; Human resource development.

Group 4: Ensuring Food Safety. 2020 Objective: Increase access to safe food, safe drinking water and sanitation. Health priorities include: Food Safety; Water and sanitation, water resources.

Information at the opening of the conference SOMHD 10, Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said Vietnam has been very successful in implementing the Millennium Development Goals and the international community were rated as 1 in 10 countries around the world successfully implement Millennium Development Goals 4 (reduce mortality in children under 1 year old, under 5 years, reducing the rate of malnutrition among children under 5 years old) and target Millennium development 5 (reducing maternal mortality). With the strength in the field of traditional medicine, Vietnam has integrated traditional medicine with modern medicine in health care for people, disease prevention priorities. "Vietnam is gradually changing and improving the system of health care in the direction of Fairness - Efficiency and development, ensuring that all citizens have access to health services in a comprehensive, high quality, ensuring integration with the international community and countries in the region to meet the needs of health care and the increasing diversity of the people "- the minister said.