It serves a centre of excellence and regional resource for ASEANmember states in prevention, detection and response to public healthemergencies and emerging diseases. The center also serves to maintain close relationswith stakeholders including ASEAN member states, other ASEAN organisations,partners and relevant agencies.
The soft launching ceremony took place at the the BangrakMedical Centre and saw the attendance of Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of Public Health of Thailand; ASEAN Secretary-General DatoLim Jock Hoi, and ministers of health from several ASEAN nations.
The establishment of the centre was announced at the 37th ASEANSummit and related meetings in November 2020, via video conference followingthe COVID-19 pandemic, where ASEAN state members have agreed to join hands tobuild a safer ASEAN Community./.
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