In old capital Luang Prabang of Laos, the workshop on building Public Health Network in Mekong Sub-region nations was held for 2 days 19-20/1/2012 with the participation of 16 Public Health Faculties in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanma and China. It was sponsored by CMB (China Medical Board- America).

Vietnam delegation includes leaders from Public Health Faculty of Hue University of Medical and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen Medical College, Ha Noi Public Health College. Vietnam delegation has positively taken part in and given presentation on the present and future development of Public Health Network and cooperation tendency on three fields: Education, Research and Building International Policies within area.

Picture 2: 14 Deans of Public Health Faculties from Greater Mekong Sub-region nations

Prof. Cai Lee and Dr. Tang Songyuan from Konming Medical College-China has presented the preparation of the Fourth International Public Health Conference in Great Mekong Sub-region nations. It will be planned to happen in Konming-China for 2 days 17-18/9/2012. After animated discussions, it came to the agreement of the objectives for Konming Conference in order to get cooperation, research and training on such issues as
- Using Health Care Systems and Services-Primary Health Care
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Maternal and Child Health according to millennium objectives
- HIV/AIDS-Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Nutrition and Food Safety
- Global Warning: Environment Effects on Health
- Mental Health
- Re-form Medical Education

All members of the workshop have reached an agreement on participants including experts, lecturers and students of Medical Preventive and Public Health Faculties, international organizations and NGOs totally approximate 300-400 people. The Fourth International Conference and CMB have given priority to support reports on Medical Educational Innovation orienting toward community and encouraged presentations of students from Public Health Faculties in Greater Mekong Sub-region.
Konming Medical College-China will formally announce the program and objectives of the Fourth Conference in early time in order that other nations send the list of members and scientific reports, plans for cooperation on public training and research in GMS and in the world. Rectors of Public Health College of Tangon, Myanma performed their presentation on the Fifth International Conference in 2013.

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