PHEMAP-10
23 August – 3 September 2010
Hanoi, Vietnam
INTRODUCTION
In 2001, ADPC in collaboration of the two Regional Offices of
the World Health Organization (WHO),
for South East Asia (SEARO)
and the Western Pacific (WPRO)
developed and implemented a course on public
health and emergency management for Member
States of the two WHO regions. This approach
gave rise to the development of the
Public Health and Emergency Management in
Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP) Program. The PHEMAP Steering Committee composed of
representatives of WPRO, SEARO, and ADPC,
and the principal development cooperation
partner (most recently the Royal Government
of Norway) provides leadership and direction
for the PHEMAP Program which aims to
strengthen national capacities for managing
health risks of emergencies in the Asia and
Pacific regions. The PHEMAP Program has
established a technical and organizational
framework for the development and
implementation of international and national
courses over the past nine years since 2001
and will continue its implementation up to
2010.
The 10th
Inter-regional PHEMAP course is organized by
ADPC and WHO (SEARO/WPRO), with funding
support from the Royal Government of Norway
will be conducted from 23 August – 3
September 2010. The Training venue and
location will be announced soon.
National
PHEMAP courses have been implemented in
Cambodia, China, Fiji, Mongolia, Lao PDR,
the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Sri
Lanka, Vanuatu and Viet Nam by Ministries of
Health with support from WHO and other
agencies. Other activities, such as the
Management of the Dead and the Missing in
Disasters, have also been organized by ADPC,
SEARO, and WPRO. Briefly, the PHEMAP
Program’s goal is to strengthen national
capacities for managing health risks of
emergencies in the WHO Asia and Western
Pacific regions.
