Updates on HIA: 7th SOMHD, March 2012, Cebu City

2nd Workshop of ASEAN Focal Point on HIA (AFPHIA), 5-7 October 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

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ASEAN COMMUNITY2015

Vientianne Action Programme 2004

Bali Concord II2003

The Signing of the ASEAN Charter & Singapore Declaration on the ASEAN Charter 2007

ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)

Entry into forceof ASEAN Charter15 December 2008ASEAN SecretariatJakarta

Cha-am Hua Hin Declaration on the Road Map for the ASEAN Community2009

TRANSFORMATION OF ASEAN

ASEAN Vision 2020ASEAN Vision 2020

"A concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability

and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in

a community of caring societies"

Signed at the 13th ASEAN Summit on 20 November 2007 in Singapore

It has been ratified by the 10 Member States

The ASEAN Leaders celebrated the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter on 15 December 2008

The ASEAN Charter

AECBlueprint (November

2007)

ASCC Blueprint

(March 2009)

APSC Blueprint(March 2009)

2nd IAI Work Plan

(March 2009)

AEC Council ASCC Council APSC CouncilASEAN

Coordinating Council

implementation / monitoring:

GUIDING PRINCIPLES - IMPLEMENTATION

ASCC: ASEAN Strategic Framework on Health Development Operationalizes the 55 health action lines of

the ASCC Blueprint Regional activities in health involve:

B3. Enhancing Food Security and Safety B4. Access to healthcare and promotion of healthy

lifestyle B5. Improving capability to control communicable

diseases B7. Building disaster-resilient nations and safer

communities

B5. Improving capability to control communicable diseases

To enhance regional preparedness and capacity through integrated approaches to prevention, surveillance and timely response to communicable

And emerging infectious diseases.

B7. Building disaster-resilient nations and safer communities

Xii. Promote multi-sectoral coordination and planning on PPR at the regional level including development of a regional multi-sectoral PPR plan

Institutionalization of ASEAN Health Development

Health and Communicable Diseases Division, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta

Directions From SOMHD Agreed on the HIA framework and noted

the inter-sectoral nature of cooperation needed to implement the activities;

The TOR will provide internal coordination mechanism for implementation of the identified activities under the framework;

The TOR does not specify the creation of a new subsidiary body under SOMHD and Thailand will revise the TOR;

Directions from SOMHD

The Meeting commended Thailand’s leadership in HIA based on the mandate provided by the AHMM and the 6th SOMHD.

Thailand agreed to continue to take the lead in the implementation of the framework in collaboration with the official focal points from each Member State.

Thailand requested for the updating of the focal points and support to the participation of the focal points from the respective AMS.

IMPLICATIONS HIA is one of the project activities to be

supervised by SOMHD under the lead proponent Thailand. As such, HIA and its focal points will not act as a health subsidiary body with similar TORs.

HIA may have a role in the assessment of the value, relevance, and strategic direction of the work of the health subsidiary bodies from 2012-2015 and post 2015.

HIA may have inter-sectoral activities that may involve among others disaster management, trade aspects affecting health initiatives, etc.

As such, HIA must always come from the perspective of the Health Cooperation as other sectors’ initiatives impacts on it, and vice versa.

Key Messages

(1) it is critical to ensure Thailand’s leadership of the concept and process of socialization of HIA in the region, given its vast experience and success at making HIA a national concern; and

(2) that in order for HIA to be truly cross-sectoral that the governance mechanism ---- it is important for the discussions on the TOR, put in place an effective and inclusive system that encompasses key stakeholders, among others, in the spheres of development planning, finance, disaster management, and environment.

Follow Up Actions

Revisit the TOR

Identify a set of activities