ASEAN+3 FETN is under the umbrella of ASEAN Secretariat and an extension of the ASEAN Experts Group on Communicable Diseases Plus Three's (AEGCD+3) Medium Term Plan. In July 2011, ASEAN+3 FETN received endorsement from the ASEAN+3 Senior Officials Meeting on Health Development. ASEAN+3 FETN meets the following health elements under the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint: establish/strengthen/maintain regional support system and network to narrow the gap among ASEAN Member States in addressing emerging infectious diseases and other communicable diseases; promote the sharing of best practices in improving the access to primary health care by people at risk/vulnerable groups, with special attention to HIV and AIDS, malaria, dengue fever, tuberculosis, and EIDs through regional workshops, seminars, and exchange visits among the ASEAN Member States; strengthen regional clinical expertise through professional organizations networks, regional research institution, exchange of expertise and information sharing; and strengthen cooperation through sharing of information and experiences to prevent and control infectious diseases related to global warming, climate change, natural and man-made disasters.
ASEAN Plus Three Field Epidemiology Training Network (ASEAN+3 FETN) Members include Program Directors and the Authorities of field epidemiology training programs in ASEAN Member States and Plus Three Countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam. Dialogue partners include organizations and networks such as the World Health Organization, Rockefeller Foundation, and Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Designated Focal Points for ASEAN+3 FETN
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Dr. Hjh Anie Haryani Binti Hj Abd Rahman Director of Environmental Health Service,
Department of Health Services
Ministry of Health
Dr. Dr. Justin Wong Head of Disease Control Division
Department of Health Services.
Ministry of Health
CAMBODIA
Dr. Dr.Sovann Ly Director of Communicable Disease Control Dept.
Ministry of Health
Dr. Thai Savuth Chief of Disease Prevention and Control Bureau
Department of Communicable Disease Control
Ministry of Health
INDONESIA
Dr. Elizabeth Jane Soepardi Director of Surveillance and Health Quarantine
Directorate General of Disease Control and Environmental Health
Ministry of Health of Republic of Indonesia
Mr. Mahmud Yunus Head of Subdirectorate of Surveillance
Directorate General of Disease Control
Ministry of Health of Republic of Indonesia
LAO PDR
Dr. Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh Director General
Department of Hygiene and Prevention,
Ministry of Health, Lao PDR
Dr. Viengsavanh Kittiphong Coordinator of FET Lao Project
Department of Hygiene and Prevention
Ministry of Health, Lao PDR
MALAYSIA
Dr. Chong Chee Kheong Director of Disease Control
Disease Control Division
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Dr. Wan Man Mansor Bin Hamzah Director
Epidemic Intelligence Program(EPI) Malaysia
Ministry of Health Malaysia
MYANMAR
Dr. Toe Thiri Aung Acting Director(Epidemiology)
Central Epidemiology Unit
Department of Health
Ministry of Health, Myanmar
Dr. Nyan Win Myint Deputy Director (Epidemiology)
Central Epidemiology Unit
Department of Health
Ministry of Health, Myanmar
PHILIPPINES
Dr. Rio Lat Magpantay Director
Epidemiology Bureau
Department of Health
Ministry of Health
Dr. Ma Nemia L. Sucaldito Chief of Applied Public Health Division
National Epidemiology Center
SINGAPORE
Dr. Ooi Peng Lim Coordinator
Singapore FETP
Adj. Associate Professor &
Deputy Director (Policy & Control)
Communicable Diseases Division
Ministry of Health Singapore
Dr. Pengiran Hishamuddin Senior Public Health Officer
Communicable Diseases Division
Ministry of Health Singapore
THAILAND
Dr. Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa Director
Field Epidemiology Training Program
Bureau of Epidemiology
Department of Disease Control
Ministry of Public Health
Dr. Patcharin Tantiworrawit Medical Epidemiologist
Field Epidemiology Training Program
Bureau of Epidemiology
Department of Disease Control
Ministry of Public Health
VIETNAM
Assoc. Prof. Tran Dac Phu Director-General
General Department of Preventive Medicine
Ministry of Health Vietnam
Dr. Dang Quang Tan Deputy Director
General Department of Preventive Medicine
Ministry of Health Vietnam
CHINA
Dr. Guang Zeng Chief Epidemiologist in Chinese Center for
Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Shi Guoqing Executive Director
Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program (CFETP)
China CDC
JAPAN
Dr. Kazunori Oishi Director, Infectious Disease Surveillance Center
Program Director, FETP Japan
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
Dr. Tomoe Shimada Coordinator
FETP Japan
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Dr. Ok Park Director
Division of Risk Assessment and International Cooperation
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)
Dr. Sangyun Cho Deputy Scientific Director
Division of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)
