One Health Network and Joint Plan of Action to Strengthen Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Across ASEAN
During its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2023, Indonesia advanced the One Health Initiative as a key deliverable. Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi G. Sadikin offers invaluable insights into Indonesia’s efforts to champion the One Health approach, highlighting its strategic significance and far-reaching implications for regional and global health governance. ASEAN Member States have committed to establishing the One Health Network and Joint Plan of Action to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration.
As the declaration states, the ASEAN Member States recognise the need for a multi-sectoral and collaborative approach towards health risks. Minister Budi elaborates on how Indonesia and ASEAN create stronger and more resilient health systems. At the national level, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has formed a team consisting of experts from various sectors to ensure the country’s health resilience and the availability of medical personnel, including logistical supplies.
Meanwhile at the regional level, there is a need to shift towards preventive action rather than reactive efforts to boost our health resilience. During the ASEAN Finance and Health Ministerial Meeting in August 2023, the discussion covered regional strategies to achieve a resilient health system that centres around the PPPR approach through innovative financing. This will be achievable with the operationalisation of the ACPHEED in Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam. ACPHEED will be ASEAN’s concrete diplomatic effort to integrate health standards and protocols across ASEAN countries. This strategy will help ASEAN countries to prepare for future emerging diseases in the region collaboratively.
Read more details about the framework in The ASEAN Magazine: Issue 37 page 9.
The Feasibility Study of ACPHEED and the Detailed Design and Preparation Support for the ACPHEED which was implemented in 2020 and 2021 respectively, are supported through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
