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Visitors from Surya Mitra Husada Institute of Science Kediri East Java (STRADA)

7 March 2018 by Victor Hoe

The faculty from the Surya Mitra Husada Institute of Science Kediri East Java (STRADA), Indonesia paid a courtesy visit to the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (SPM), University of Malaya. They were led by Dr Sandu Siyoto the chair of STRADA, the other faculty that were also here were

Quality of Life among older adults in Bhutan

15 January 2018 by Victor Hoe

There has been considerable international research that has shown higher quality of life (QOL) is associated with social support and close family and peer relationships. As in many populations, social support and family relationship were very important for QOL among older adults in Bhutan. A group of researchers had investigated

You are what you eat

15 January 2018 by Victor Hoe

Nutrition plays an important role in throughout all stages of our life. Besides smoking, nutrition is one of the modifiable risk factors for morbidity and mortality in the Asia Pacific Region. This APACPH Dietary Guideline, created from existing Dietary Guidelines and Food Guides, may additionally be used as a checklist

Launch of the APACPH Video Channel

21 August 201721 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

We have created our own channel on YouTube, which will contain videos that are related to APACPH. The channel contains videos that are created by APACPH, people or organisation associated with APACPH, or individuals with no association.

50th APACPH Conference

23 October 202021 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

The 50th APACPH Conference will be hosted jointly by the Universiti Malaysia Sabah and APACPH. It will be held on the 12-14 September 2018 at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. You may get more information from the conference website.

Launch of the APACPH Gallery Page

21 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

The APACPH website has just developed a new Gallery page where you will be able to find all the pictures from APACPH events.

APACPH 2017 Gala Dinner

21 August 201721 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

The host for the 49th APACPH Conference treated all participants to a gala time, with food, drinks, and traditional Korean entertainment on the night of the 17 September 2017. During the dinner, the prizes and certificates for the APACPH’s Young Investigator Travelers Award (YITA) and the Yonsei Fund Awards were

APACPH Conference in Yonsei University, Incheon, South Korea 16-19 August 2017

21 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

The 49th APACPH conference was held at the Yonsei University’s International Campus to a great success. The annual event includes the APACPH Executive Council Meeting, the APACPH General Assembly, pre-conference workshops and the Conference. There were 745 people from 29 countries who attended the three days conference. The highest number

APACPH General Assembly 2017 at Yonsei University’s International Campus

26 February 202516 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

The APACPH Annual General Assembly (GA) was held on the 16th of September 2017 at Yonsei University’s International Campus in Incheon, South Korea. The issues discussed at the Executive Council Meeting held the day before were brought for the General Assembly approval. The main issue was the new APACPH Constitution,

GCRF blue communities

21 August 201716 August 2017 by Victor Hoe

The title of the project is “GCRF Building capacity for planning for sustainable interactions with coastal ecosystems for health, wellbeing, food, and livelihoods.” The project is focused on building capacity for marine planning in South East Asia coastal communities. It is led by Professor Melanie C Austen from Plymouth Marine

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