APACPH members from various local universities were also present during this momentous event.

“With the current leadership, APACPH has make a great impact in this region and globally.. “ said Prof. Dato’ Dr. Khairul AnuarAbdullah, Vice Chancellor of MAHSA University.

“Initially we have difficulty introducing Public Health programme in Nepal, but with APACPH network and collaboration, we manage to kick start the programme and now becoming our flagship programme..” said by Prof. Dato’ Dr. Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Senior Research Fellow of United Nations University

According to the Deputy Vice Chancellor, with the APACPH Secretariat based in University Malaya, his office is prepared to set aside half a million funding to support its activities and research collaborations under APACPH umbrella on a yearly basis. APACPH is currently the 3rd international secretariat office based in UM.

The Editor-in Chief for Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health (APJPH) Prof. Dr. Low WY was also present during this ceremony. She shared that APJPH journal ISI impact factor has increased since 2009 (impact factor: 0.765), 2010 (impact factor: 0.988), 2011 (impact factor: 1.056) and she hope this year in July, the impact factor will even go higher. She requested more participation from local universities to encourage their students to submit not only full papers to APJPH but cite papers that are published as well. “I’m very happy having the new Secretariat and the journal teams based in UM..” said Prof. Low. She believed that this great opportunity can help APACPH moved further to a greater height.

The Secretary-General had shared the Congratulatory Note by the Founder of APACPH, Dr. Jerrold M. Michael. The founder said “ APACPH group started by 5 deans of schools of public health in 1984 and now the size has grew to a total of 29 institutions in 15 nations. Your efforts have brought your organization to a highly merited position as a leading academic organization in the promotion of global health in the Asia Pacific region and in the international health community..”.

The Secretary General of APACPH then presented a plaque to Associate Professor Dr Maznah Dahlui on her appointment as the Regional Director for APACPH secretariat Kuala Lumpur office. The regional director had introduced Associate Professor Dr Victor Hoe who has been appointed as the webmaster of APACPH early this year. With his dedication and great passion, the APACPH website (www.apacph.org) has turned out to be more interactive and updated with the latest activities of its current members. In his presentation on the website, Dr Victor proposed that any upcoming events of APACPH members in their respective institutions can be published in the website. He added that APACPH is also available on social network website such as Facebook and Twitter.

The official ceremony was officially ended at 1 pm with some group photographs sessions, followed by light refreshment.

Camelina Chan
Executive Officer
APACPH Secretariat, KL

All are invited to the launch of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur. The office is located at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. The office will be officiated by Prof Awang Bulgiba the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya on the Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 11 am (+8 GMT).

APACPH is an international non-profit organization, comprising many of the largest and most influential schools of Public Health in the Asia-Pacific region. It is dedicated to improve professional education for public health, and through its activities the members aim to tackle the unique public health challenges within the Asia-Pacific region.

Since its inception, the Secretariat of APACPH has been established in various institutions around the world and in January 2013, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur has taken the responsibility from University of Hawaii, Honolulu.

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Nominations are called by the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) for the Rose S. Patrick Peace and Health Award, 2013. This prestigious honour is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution towards diminishing collective violence with increasing harmony that enhances health and other dimensions of human potential.

The nomination should provide an overall profile of the nominee and his/her specific contributions towards health and peace-building. Summary documentation with referees is sufficient. Additional information may be requested. The nomination should be proposed and seconded by an APACPH member and/or a member institution. The nomination document of 500- 1000 words should be accompanied by the Curriculum Vitae of the nominee, duly certified by the nominee.

Direct personal nominations without a proposer and seconder will not be accepted.

All nomination documents should be emailed to the APACPH Secretariat, followed by a hard copy of the documents via registered post. Please address the nomination to:

The Chair Peace & Health Award Committee
c/o The Secretary General
Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Office of Public Health Studies
1960 East-West Rd,
Honolulu, HI 96822
Email: apacph@hotmail.com

The final deadline for submissions is 31st May 2013

Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted or considered.

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The International Cyber University for Health was established on May 3, 2004. By the end of 2012 Spring semester, a total of 48 courses have been offered to 1,140 students by 32 faculties from the member universities using the e-learning system at the Yonsei University in Korea.

ICUH serves as the educational focal point for the provision of public health education in the Asia-Pacific region in collaboration with APACPH. It provides a distance online learning program offered to those who seek information on the discipline of Public Health, education and networking opportunities, research and public health programs. Cyber education creates a learning environment independent of space and time allowing students to partake in lectures without physical or time constraint.

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This year the 45th APACPH Conference will be held in Wuhan city, the capital of the Hubei province in China from the 25th-27th October 2013.  The theme for this year’s conference is “The Challenge for Global Health”. There are 17 sub-themes;

• Aging and Aging Health Industry
• Health Services and Health Management Research
• Health Protection and Management
• Emergencies and Public Health
• Environment and Health
• Health Economy
• Equity in Health and Health Policy
• Infectious Disease
• Reproductive Health
• Health Education and Promotion
• Nutrition and Health
• Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases
• Occupational Health and Occupational Safety
• Behavioral Health and Mental Health
• Tobacco Control
• Maternal and Child Health
• International Health Projects and International Health Cooperation

The main strength of this book is in the simple and clear writing style and the well organised charts and tables. The content of this book reflects the important features of an introductory course in statistics. This book forms a self explanatory guide to statistical analysis without compromising on the basis theory that is needed at this level.

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