The 3rd Hybrid PWG Meeting was held to commit for the whole activities in 2023
On 23rd March 2023, the 3rd PWG Meeting for the ARCH Project was organized via online conference co-chaired by Dr. Jirot (PWG1) and Dr. Phumin (PWG2) inviting the delegates of PWG1 and 2 from 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS), ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), AHA Center, Thai Taskforce members, Japanese Advisory Committee (for ARCH Project). This is the first meeting since September 2022 to update all the resumed activities after the global pandemic. This meeting also confirmed the planned activities in this year based on the Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on Disaster Health Management.
Core activities in 2023
| July | Mock-up B Course (Thailand) | One of the developed standard curricula by PWG2 aims to train the human resources in the region/country. The trial course was conducted in Thailand in 2022 and the Thai working group has been improved based on the evaluation of the trial course. |
| July | ARDEX (Indonesia) | ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercises (ARDEX) will be held to test EMT-SOP to integrate to the SASOP. |
| September | In-country C-course and Regional Collaboration Drill (Malaysia) | The 5th RCD will be conducted in Malaysia. To align with this drill, the in-country C-course will also be planned to train the human resources who are in charge of EMTCC or medical coordination responsible to the I-EMT when receiving international assistance. This course was also tested in KCCP 2022. |
| October | ASEAN Academic Conference on Disaster Health Management (Indonesia) | The 2nd AAC on DHM will be organized for the first time in person after the global pandemic. The Universitas Gadja Mada is the hosting organization on behalf of Indonesia. The detailed plans are in the process of discussion. |
| November | Knowledge Co-Creation Programme (Japan) | Review and evaluate the previous programme, and the information of KCCP this year is provided. |
Programme development
- Peer Review: The first Peer Review was organized in Thailand. For further implementation, this will be reviewed and discussed for more improvement and efficiency.
- Joint Research: Not only to implement research but to develop its methods, the discussion of Joint Research is undergoing. The report of the research is expected to be presented in WADEM 2025 in Tokyo.
- ASEAN Journal: This is quite a challenging programme to establish the publication mechanisms, as an official academic journal of ASEAN Academic Network on DHM. To prepare on this, more concrete ideas are proactively discussed.
