August 7th, 2009
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Office of International Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare, Japan 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 100-8916, Japan Tel: +81-3-3595-2404 (Direct) Fax: +81-3-3502-6678 |
The 7th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
"Towards an Inclusive Society"
31 August - 3 September 2009, Tokyo, Japan
1. Background
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, JAPAN, has held the ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies since 2003, and has invited high-level administrative officials who are in charge of health and social welfare from the ASEAN-10 countries, to continue strengthening the development of human resources and to further promote collaborative relationships between the ASEAN countries and Japan.
It is expected that the main issues of the 7th meeting will be focused on health and welfare services for children with disabilities. The main theme is set as “Towards an Inclusive Society” - strengthening the collaboration between social welfare, health and medical systems for Children with Disabilities, which comes from the viewpoint that tight collaboration between health care and social welfare services for children with disabilities is important. Under this concept, we recognize the importance of early detection of children with disabilities, and support from the community according to their individual modality and the developmental stage. In this meeting, we will have a discussion for long-term cooperative relationship between participants through exchanging views and sharing information which will lead to building a long-term cooperative relationship among ASEAN countries and Japan.
The High Level Officials Meetings serve as a vital platform which supports the ASEAN+3 Health Minister’s Meetings and the ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meetings on Social Welfare among the ASEAN countries. The proceedings, discussions, and recommendations of the previous five High Level Official Meetings were reported to the above-mentioned ASEAN+3 Meetings. ASEAN expressed profound gratitude for the initiative taken by Japan and requested to continue these types of meetings as well as maintain the focus, which is cooperation between health and welfare services.
2. Organizer
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Government of JAPAN.
3. Secretariat
Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS)
4. Expected collaborator
The ASEAN Secretariat
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO)
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
5. Date and Venue
(1) Date : From 31 August to 3 September 2009
(2) Venue: MITA KAIGISHO. 2-1-8 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073 Japan
6. Expected participants
The following four officials from each ASEAN country (Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, The Union of Myanmar, Republic of the Philippines, Kingdom of Thailand, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam* and the Republic of Singapore), including two high level officials who are at the post of Director-General or the equivalent being in charge of policy making in the relevant ministries:
· Health sector: Two officials including one high level official responsible for maternal and child health services
· Welfare sector: Two officials including one high level official responsible for maternal and child welfare services
7. Tentative programme
Day 1: Monday 31 August 2009
· Opening ceremony (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan)
· Keynote Speech
· Prof. Yasuhide NAKAMURA, Univ. of Osaka
· Prof. Hideharu UEMURA, Japan College of Social Work
· Country Presentations
· Welcome Reception
Day 2: Tuesday 1 September 2009
· Study Visit to facilities providing health and welfare services for people and children with disabilities (Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture)
Day 3: Wednesday 2 September 2009
· Presentations
· Mr. Donald Tambunan, Head of Social Welfare, Women, Labour and Migrant Workers Division , The ASEAN Secretariat
· Ms. Audiba Tunggadewi Suwarso,Technical Officer Health and Communicable Diseases Division,The ASEAN Secretariat
· Ms. Remedios Paulino, Technical Officer, TAP, DHP/HSE,WHO/WPRO
· Ms. Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, Social Development Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
· Dr.Yoko ISOBE,Associate Expert,Social Security Group,Human Development Department,JICA
· Group Discussion
Day 4: Thursday 3 September 2009
· Report for Group Discussion
· Remarks from each country
· Summary Conclusion and Recommendations
· Closing Remarks
8. Language
English
9. Seats for the public and application for coverage of the meeting
Please acknowledge that the Seat for the public or application for coverage of the meeting are available on Monday, August 31, Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3 (The Study visit on Tuesday, September 1 is not for the public).
For application, please take note of the following points.
(Points for application)
(1) Please contact us beforehand. (site management purposes)
(2) Please apply by FAX or E-mail. (Please refer to ANNEX 1. Please refrain from application by telephone.)
(3) The deadline for application is Monday, August 24 ( must arrive by the deadline date).
(4) The number of possible seats for the public is 20. If the applicants are to exceed this number, we will determine by lot, on who can attend. We will contact only to those who are not able to secure a seat.
(5) Please present an ID when you enter the MITA KAIGISHO and the Conference Rooms on the day.
(6) The observer must abide by the Instructions shown in ANNEX 2. We may ask those to leave the room if they are not abiding.
· Address
Office of International Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare, Japan
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 100-8916, Japan
Fax: +81-3-3502-6678
E-Mail：cooperation@mhlw.go.jp
· Please include the following contents when applying
> Title: Seat for public of 7th ASEAN-JAPAN High Level Officials Meeting
> Name of applicant
> Contact Address
> Telephone and Fax number
> Office and/or Institution ( not required)
*For press, journalists: Please state clearly, if you would like to take pictures during the opening of the day you are attending.
Please abide by the following points of concern, when you are sitting in on the 7th ASEAN-JAPAN High Level Officials Meeting. When these cannot be abided, you will be likely to be ordered to leave.
| 1. | You cannot enter places other than the places where the secretariat has designated. |
| 2. | Please be sure to turn off cellular phones and pocket beepers. |
| 3. | Please refrain from taking pictures video cameras, and tape-recorders. (For Journalists, picture taking is allowedonly during the opening) |
| 4. | Please keep quiet, and refrain from any act that interferes with the hearing of the meeting. |
| 5. | Applauding or expressing approval / disapproval is no allowed. |
| 6. | Please refrain from reading newspapers, books and the like, while siting in. |
| 7. | Please refrain from eating, drinking and smoking while sitting in. |
| 8. | Please refrain from entering or leaving the room, except when it is unavoidable. |
| 9. | Persons who have firearms and other dangerous, objects persons who are drunk, and persons who are likely to disturb the peace and order, will be refused to sit in. |
| 10. | Please follow the instructions of the secretariat. |