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 8th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
- through strengthening collaboration between the social welfare and health services–
30 August - 2 September 2010, Tokyo, Japan
1. Background
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, JAPAN, has held the ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies annually since 2003, with participation of the high-level administrative officials who are in charge of health and social welfare from ASEAN countries, for strengthening the development of human resources and promoting collaborative relationships between the ASEAN countries and Japan.
The main issues to be focused in the 8th meeting will be on "understanding poverty" and "policy frame and concrete measures for poverty alleviation" under the main theme of "Poverty alleviation with a focus on vulnerable people-through strengthening collaboration between the social welfare and health services-". In this meeting, we will have a discussion through exchanging views and sharing information which contributes 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. The proceedings, discussions, and recommendations of the previous seven High Level Official Meetings were reported to the above-mentioned ASEAN+3 Meetings, in which ASEAN countries expressed profound gratitude for the initiative taken by Japan and requested to continue the meetings.
2. Organizer
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Government of JAPAN.
3. Expected collaborator
The ASEAN Secretariat
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO)
International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Japan
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
4. Date and Venue
(1) Date : From 30 August to 2 September 2010
(2) Venue: MITA KAIGISHO. 2-1-8 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073 Japan
5. Expected participants
- ASEAN countries
The following four officials from all ASEAN countries (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)- Health sector: Two officials including one Director General or equivalent
- Welfare sector: Two officials including one Director General or equivalent
- The People's Republic of China and Republic of Korea
- The ASEAN Secretariat, WHO/WPRO, ILO Office in Japan, JICA
6. Tentative programme
Day 1: Monday 30 August 2010
- Opening ceremony (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan)
- Keynote Speech
- Dr. Aya ABE, Director,National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
- Presentations
- Mr. Yasuhiro FUJII, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister's Secretariat, MHLW
- Prof. Hideharu UEMURA, Japan College of Social Work
- Country Presentations
Day 2: Tuesday 31 August 2010
- Study Visit to facilities providing health and welfare services
Day 3: Wednesday 1 September 2010
- Presentations
- Ms. Irena Mega, Senior Officer for Social Welfare, Women, Labour and Migrant Workers Division, The ASEAN Secretariat
- Ms. Sriwongsa Jintana, Senior Officer, Health and Communicable Diseases Division, The ASEAN Secretariat
- Ms. Bhushan Anjana, Technical Officer, Health in Development WHO/WPRO
- Mr. Shintaro NAKAMURA, Senior Adviser, Human Development Department, JICA
- Mr. Shinichi HASEGAWA, Director, ILO Office in Japan
- Group Discussion
Day 4: Thursday 2 September 2010
- Report for Group Discussion
- Remarks from each country
- Summary Conclusion and Recommendations
- Closing Remarks
7. Working Language
English
8. Seats for the public and press
Please acknowledge that the Seat for the public or press in the meeting are available on Monday, August 30, Wednesday, September 1 and Thursday, September 2 (The Study visit on Tuesday, August 31 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 Tuesday, August 24 ( must arrive by the deadline date).
(4) The number of possible seats for the public is 15. 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. .
ANNEX 1
- 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 8th 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.
ANNEX 2
Instructions for the seat for public
Please abide by the following points of concern, when you are sitting in on the 8th ASEAN-JAPAN High Level Officials Meeting. When these cannot be abided, you will be likely to be ordered to leave.
- You cannot enter places other than the places where the secretariat has designated.
- Please be sure to turn off cellular phones and pocket beepers.
- Please refrain from taking pictures video cameras, and tape-recorders. (For Journalists, picture taking is allowed only during the opening)
- Please keep quiet, and refrain from any act that interferes with the hearing of the meeting.
- Applauding or expressing approval / disapproval is no allowed.
- Please refrain from reading newspapers, books and the like, while sitting in.
- Please refrain from eating, drinking and smoking while sitting in.
- Please refrain from entering or leaving the room, except when it is unavoidable.
- 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.
- Please follow the instructions of the secretariat.