Capacity and systems vital in public health, says Brunei minister


Minister of Health Dr Haji Mohd Isham Jaafar, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Management) at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Anie Haryani Abdul Rahman, and officers from the MoH in a group photo. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 28 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The importance of developing and maintaining effective capacity and systems in preventing, detecting and responding to public health emergencies was underscored by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar.

He made the statement at the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Health and the Economy held in Bangkok, Thailand from August 25 to 26.

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