10th MASEAN Conference

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10th MASEAN Conference
16-18th November 2001 Phnom Penh Cambodia
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2003 AFTA - ASEAN Free Trade Area

• Implications On Healthcare
• Action at MASEAN level
• 9th MASEAN Conference Hanoi 1999
• MASEAN Mid-term Meeting Yangon 2000

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MASEAN AFTAResolutions 9th MASEAN , HANOI
1999

• MASEAN not ready for implementation of AFTA with
  regards to liberalisation of medical services by
  2003
• Members to communicate work with own
  Governments to resolve this issue
• MASEAN forms working group to study implications
  of AFTA on
• Healthcare
• Registration of Doctors
• MASEAN to make representation to ASEAN
  Ministerial-level Meeting

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9th MASEAN Meeting, HANOI 1999 Resolution 1

• MASEAN not ready for AFTA 2003
• Wide Differences in
• Medical Legislation
• Professional Technological Standards
• Culture Language

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9th MASEAN Meeting, HANOI 1999 Resolution 2

• MASEAN members to
• Communicate Resolution 1 to their own Governments
• Work with respective Government agencies
• Within their own countries on the stand adopted
  on this issue

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9th MASEAN Meeting, HANOI 1999 Resolution 3

• MASEAN to form AFTA Working Group
• Terms of Reference
• Study Implications of AFTA on
• Healthcare
• Registration of Doctors

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9th MASEAN Meeting, HANOI 1999 Resolution 4

• After arriving at a Consensus on Resolutions 1 -
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• MASEAN to make its representation
• To Meet the ASEAN Ministerial-level Meeting 2002

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force K.Lumpur - Singapore
2000-2001

• Work-Group
• Chairman Datuk Dr.P.Krishnan (MAS)
• Delegation Leaders
• Prof. Dr. Goh Lee Gan (SIN)
• Prof. Dr. Ahmad (INA)

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force K.Lumpur - Singapore
2000-2001

• Recommendations
• Main Points of Consideration
• ASEAN Spirit of Cooperation
• MFN Exemptions
• Schedule of Commitments

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force Main Points of
Consideration

• Balance in Demand Supply of services
• Policy of non-disruption / interference
• Definition of Entry Standards Requirements
• Establish Health Financing Schemes
• Relevance of technology alternative remedies to
  local needs

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force ASEAN Spirit of
Cooperation

• MFN Exemptions for ASEAN Member Nations for
  preferential use of each others resources
• Human resource
• Technology
• Infrastructure
• Funding

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force Schedule of Commitments

• MASEAN Members to identify and propose
  commitments covering
• Sectors Sub-sectors
• Market Access
• National Treatment
• Additional Commitments

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force EU Document on Trade
Liberalisation

• MASEAN could apply
• proposals adopted by the EU
• on trade liberalisation of health

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MASEAN-AFTA Task Force MASEAN Regional Action
Plan Proposal 1

• To create a MASEAN sub-group to
• Study monitor the impact of AFTA,
  Globalisation Liberalisation of Trade
  Services within ASEAN
• Advise on Safeguards for member nations

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MASEAN-AFTA Task ForceMASEAN Regional Action
Plan Proposal 2

• Member Medical Associations should appoint a
  committee to formulate a National Health Plan to
• Study Healthcare needs of the nation
• Identify problems in present system

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MASEAN-AFTA Task ForceMASEAN Regional Action
Plan Proposal 3

• Member Medical Associations could review
• Health Administration Financing
• Public health
• Role of Pharmaceutical industry
• Medical technology
• Human resources

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MASEAN-AFTA Task ForceMASEAN Regional Action
Plan Proposal 4

• Having made reviews, Member Medical Associations
  could recommend to their Governments measures to
• Overcome existing weaknesses
• Benefit own healthcare system within context of
  AFTA
• Safeguard areas of national concern

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MASEAN-AFTA Task ForceMASEAN Regional Action
Plan Proposal 5

• MASEAN should
• forge a consensus on AFTA Healthcare
• Make its Representation
• Meet the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting 2002 to
  deliver MASEANS proposals