The Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Department of National Defense will host the 6th ASEAN Chiefs of Military Medicine Conference (ACMMC) aimed to promote cooperation, exchange of experience and expertise, cope up with security challenges and help ensure peace and stability in the region.
The Conference, with the theme “Global Climate Change: Challenges to the ASEAN Military Medicine” will be held on July 11 to 13, 2016 at the Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City.
The event will be attended by a head of delegation, his spouse, a senior delegate and young Asean military medical officers from nine (9) countries which include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Brig. Gen. Reuel N. Sorilla, AFP Adjutant General, said one of the highlights of the conference is that each participating country will send entries of their respective scientific research papers that will be presented during the ‘Scientific Sessions.”
He said the conference would focus on the roles, functions and duties of chiefs of military medicine, increase their mutual understanding, and exchange of experience and expertise, particularly by young military medical staff, from the region.
There would also be bilateral meetings between Philippines and delegations from the region to discuss and possibly resolve various regional issues and concerns between and among the host country delegates and their counterparts.
Aside from the bilateral meetings and a tour of the AFP Medical Center’s Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, the host country will treat the ASEAN delegates to a ‘fellowship night’ where there will be awarding of winning scientific papers presented in the sessions.
The delegates would also be treated to a cultural tour to the historic Corregidor Island in Cavite. The island played an important role during the invasion and liberation of the Philippines from Japanese forces during World War II.
Sorilla said the ACMMC has made great contributions in forging close, friendly and inclusive relations among ASEAN militaries, not only in forum, but also as “venue for collaborative mechanism on military medical cooperation in enhancing the professional skills in coping with the increasingly complicated, unpredictable, and transnational medical challenges, such as the widespread and dangerous epidemics and natural disasters as well.” (RAE)
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