Side Meetings

26
Jan

SMB310
Prince Mahidol Award Youth Program Conference 2026

08:00 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB202
Health Taxes and Sustainable Financing for Transforming Health Systems and Investing in Long-term Care for Ageing Asia

08:30 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB201
The Appropriate Care Economy System and Beyond

08:30 - 16:30

26
Jan

SMB102
Sustaining Demographic Transition and Accelerating Equity through Peer-to-Peer Learning Approach on Universal Health Coverage through UHC PEERS for Life-course-based Primary Health Care, Human Resources for Health and Digital Health

08:30 - 17:00

26
Jan

SMB309
Connected Futures: Equity, Climate, and Health – How to navigate and use diplomacy in a complex political reality

09:00 - 10:30

26
Jan

SMB308
Co-creating a Strategy & Framework to Protect and Prepare Communities of Southeast Asia from the Impacts of Extreme Heat

09:00 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB203
Oral Health in the Era of Demographic Shifts: Impacts and Pathways Forward After the Bangkok Declaration

09:00 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB205
Shaping Health Policy amid Demographic Shifts and Diverse Geographies: Driving Equitable Service Delivery and Sustainable Financing

09:00 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB221
Strategic Purchasing of Healthcare from the Private Sector: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

09:00 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB212
From Frameworks to Frontlines: Healthy Ageing in Thailand and Beyond

09:00 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB215
Advancing Healthy Aging and Long-Term Care in a Changing World: Global Perspectives on Harnessing Demographic Change for Sustainable Development

09:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB114
“Redesigning Tomorrow: Youth for Equitable Health in a Changing Demographic World”

09:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB108
Improving Financial Protection for UHC: strengthening the evidence to policy pipeline

09:30 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB107
Climate, Health, and the Future of Work: Safeguarding Productivity in a Warming World

09:30 - 12:30

26
Jan

SMB301
Strengthening Global Health Governance: Integrated Approaches for Climate Change Initiatives in Geopolitical Dynamics

13:00 - 16:45

26
Jan

SMB110
Clean Water, Shared Futures: Strengthening water security, sustainability and equity for rural health amid demographic change

13:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB204
Digital Technology for Elder Care in Asia

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB112
Silver Economy: Turning Aging into Opportunity

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB208
Building Sustainable and Resilient Healthcare Systems for Asia’s Vulnerable Communities: From Solutions to Scale

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB209
A Healthy Future: Primary Health Care and the Chronic Disease Epidemic in East Asia and Pacific

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB224
Digital technology for inclusion of last-mile populations

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB115
Navigating Demographic Transitions: Insights from Hong Kong's Experience (TBC)

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB230
“Reimagining health systems through social value: toward inclusive and sustainable UHC in the age of demographic transformation”

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB311
Climate Extremes and Health: From Data to Adaptation Action

14:00 - 17:30

26
Jan

SMB103
Reaching the Last Mile: Equitable Health Systems in Shifting Demographics

14:30 - 17:30

27
Jan

SMB105
Sustaining Demographic Transition and Accelerating Equity through Peer-to-Peer Learning Approach on Universal Health Coverage through UHC PEERS for Life-course-based Primary Health Care, Human Resources for Health and Digital Health

08:30 - 17:00 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB101
Inter-regional, inter-sectoral and multi-stakeholders’ collaboration for Active Ageing & Innovation: Concerted efforts from ASEAN Member States and Alliances

08:30 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB217
Governance in the Concrete Jungle: Towards accessible, affordable and inclusive health systems in cities.

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB104
Financing Active Ageing: The Life-course Approach

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB106
Global Convening of Deans of Global Public Health

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB227
Building the Future of Health Research in Southeast Asia: Lessons from successful regional partnerships and Launch of the DREAM 4 Health Call for Proposals 2026

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB111
Demographic Divides and Health Equity: Ageing Thai Society and Neighboring Country Migrant Realities in Urban Thailand

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB304
Healthy Aging, Healthy People, Healthy Planet – Leveraging Co-Benefits

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB206
Launching Volume 2 of Disease Control Priorities (DCP4): Investing in Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB211
Can Primary Care System be Strengthened through Pharmacies?

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB306
Harnessing Digital Health to Respond to Demographic Shifts: Youth-Led Solutions for Intergenerational Health Equity

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB305
Blue Resilience: Nature, Health and Equity in the Pacific Embedding coastal nature in smart investment and public health decisions

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB225
Strengthening data and health metrics capacity in the ASEAN countries for health policy and health systems performance

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB231
Strengthening Health Systems: Insights on Capacity Building for Healthcare Professionals for Demographic Transitions (TBC)

09:00 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB232
Who Pays for Tomorrow? Rethinking Intergenerational Equity through the Lens of Immunisation

09:30 - 12:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB302
Smart Health System: Leveraging Digital and Innovative Solutions for Health Governance

13:00 - 16:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB216
Building Climate-Adaptive Healthcare for Asia’s Demographic Transitions: Community-Driven Solutions and Cross-Sector Partnerships

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB219
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in an Ageing World: Policy Challenges and Equity Implications

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB303
Addressing Climate Disinformation – Uncovering Implications for Health

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB109
Beyond Demographic Transition: Thai Health Initiative Policy for Vulnerable Population

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB228
Beyond Access: Achieving Equity and People-Centeredness in Health Care Delivery, Innovation and Policy

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB210
Reigniting action towards sustainable and equitable financing for health: Utilizing the new methodology for financial hardship due to health to unpack current progress and drive health financing solutions in the Western Pacific

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB213
NCD Fighting: Empowering Individual and Community Approach

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB214
Bridging policy gaps with evidence: strengthening PHC across Asia Pacific

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB218
Tackling Childhood Obesity through Multisectoral Approaches and Inclusive Health Systems amid Global Demographic Shifts

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB113
From Fractured to Resilient Health Systems: Innovating Healthcare Delivery in Myanmar to Address Demographic and Conflict-related Challenges

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB222
Reviving the Spirit of Health Systems: Restoring Vitality and Moving Forward with Full Potential for All

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB223
Launch of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization’s theme issue on health system responses to population declines

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

27
Jan

SMB229
Accelerating the impact on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Evidence for policy and implementation reform in South-East Asia Region

14:00 - 17:30 (BKK)

28
Jan

SMB307
PMAC 2026 Special Session: Future of Global Governance of Health in a Fragmented World

08:30 - 13:00 (BKK)

28
Jan

SMB220
Health Systems and Policy Research Collaborative Forum: 25 Years of IHPP Foundation

15:00 - 18:00 (BKK)