ASEAN health ministers supported the establishment of the ASEAN Center for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED) to address possible future pandemics.
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According to Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, there are three pillars to form ACPHEED: surveillance, detection and response, and risk management.
This pillar will be supported by three ASEAN countries: Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The ACPHEED pillar offices will be built in the three countries. ACPHEED will operate similarly to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
ACPHEED is a solution to overcome differences in health protocols between ASEAN countries.
To create uniformity, ASEAN countries can apply rules similar to Indonesia’s policy of limiting public activities, said Budi Gunadi Sadikin.
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