The First Inter-regional Training Course on Public Health and Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP-1)
4-22 March 2002 AIT Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand ADPC successfully concluded the First Inter-regional Training Course on Public Health and Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP-1). The course was held for 3 weeks from 4 March up to 22 March 2002. The course was jointly organized by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), South East Asia and Western Pacific Regional Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO-SEARO/WPRO) and the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS) as the major funding agency. Twenty-five participants of PHEMAP-1 come from the following eleven countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.   Photos:
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS  Dr. Suvit Yodmani Executive Director Asian Disaster Preparedness Center	WELCOMING ADDRESS  Dr. Yoshihiro Takashima Technical Officer/Regional Coordinator Emergency and Humanitarian Action Western Pacific Regional Office, WHO Manila, Philippines
WELCOMING ADDRESS  Dr. Lin Aung Regional Adviser a.i Emergency and Humanitarian Action South East Asia Regional Office, WHO New Delhi, India	SPECIAL ADDRESS  Mr. Masaki Kunieda Director Board of Directors Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), Japan
INAUGURAL ADDRESS & OPENING  Professor Dr. Krasae Chanawongse Chairman ADPC Board of Trustees and Minister to the Prime Minister's Office Office of the Prime Minister Government of Thailand	From left to right: Dr. Yoshihiro Takashima (WHO-WPRO), Dr. Lin Aung (WHO-SEARO), Mr. Masaki Kunieda (JICWELS), H.E. Prof. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse (Chairman, ADPC Board of Trustees), Dr. Suvit Yodmani (ADPC) and Col. Brian Ward (ADPC).
Participants, source persons and speakers pic