BRUNEI MUARA, Wednesday, 02 June 2021 - The 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Military Medicine (EWG on MM) for the 4th Experts’ Working Group Cycle for 2021-2024 was held virtually at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Jalan Berakas for two days starting from 2 to 3 June 2021.
The meeting which conducted by Brunei Darussalam and Australia was represented by Colonel (Dr) Hj Awang Mohd Hafizul bin Haji Awang Mohd Hassan, Chief Medical Officer of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) as Co-Chair of EWG on MM and Commodore Nicole Curtis, Director General of Operational Health of Australian Defence Force and Co-Chair of EWG on MM for Australia. Also present at the meeting were Major (Dr) Noraisah, Medical Officer of RBAF and representatives from the ADMM-Plus military medical community, the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN Centre for Military Medicine (ACMM).
Colonel (Dr.) Hj Awang Mohd. Hafizul on behalf of Brunei Darussalam has presented a topic of discussion on the “Project-based Community Medical Deployment (PCMD)” initiative and proposes a deployment in 2023, with the sole objective of enhancing the existing health provisions in an ASEAN Member State. During the meeting, several presentations were shared by the invited speakers elaborated on specific issues raised related to the proposed medical deployments, which includes Force Health Protection, legal aspects related to medical deployments, as well as roles of ACMM in medical deployments. Among the issues that were also highlighted were health security-related matters relevant to the region.
This second meeting of a series of EWG on MM meetings furthermore streamlines interoperability and coordination among the military medical services of the 18 ADMM-Plus countries before PCMD execution in 2023, as well as strengthen cooperation as envisaged by the ADMM-Plus leaders.
ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI PENGERUSIKAN MESYUARAT KUMPULAN KERJA PAKAR PERUBATAN TENTERA ADMM-PLUS KE-13
BRUNEI MUARA, Rabu, 02 Jun 2021 - Mesyuarat Kumpulan Kerja Pakar Perubatan Tentera ADMM-Plus ke-13 (ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group on Military Medicine (EWG on MM)) untuk kitaran kali ke-4 bagi tahun 2021-2024 telah diadakan di Pusat Persidangan Antarabangsa (ICC), Jalan Berakas secara dalam talian selama dua hari bermula pada 2 hingga 3 Jun 2021.
Mesyuarat yang dipengerusikan bersama oleh Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia itu telah di wakili oleh Kolonel (Dr.) Hj Awang Mohd. Hafizul bin Haji Awang Mohd Hassan, Ketua Pegawai Perubatan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) selaku Pengerusi Bersama EWG on MM Brunei Darussalam dan Commodore Nicole Curtis, Australian Defence Force Director General of Operational Health selaku pengerusi bersama ADMM-Plus of EWG on MM dari Australia. Turut hadir di mesyuarat tersebut ialah Mejar (Dr) Noraisah, Pegawai Perubatan ABDB dan wakil-wakil daripada komuniti perubatan tentera ADMM-Plus, Sekretariat ASEAN serta ASEAN Centre for Military Medicine (ACMM).
Kolonel (Dr.) Hj Awang Mohd. Hafizul bagi pihak Brunei Darussalam telah mengemukakan topik perbincangan mengenai inisiatif Project-based Community Medical Deployment (PCMD) dengan menyusulkan penempatan pada tahun 2023, yang mana dihasratkan untuk meningkatkan tahap kesihatan di negara anggota ASEAN. Semasa mesyuarat tersebut juga, beberapa taklimat telah dikongsikan oleh penceramah-penceramah undangan berkaitan dengan Perlindungan Kesihatan Pasukan Tentera (Force Health Protection), aspek-aspek perundangan atur gerak kemanusiaan dan penglibatan ACMM dalam projek atur gerak itu nanti. Antara isu-isu yang turut diketengahkan ialah isu-isu sekuriti kesihatan yang berkaitan di rantau ini.
Mesyuarat ini ialah mesyuarat kedua daripada empat siri yang mengemaskan lagi usaha sama, interoperabiliti dan penyelarasan di kalangan perkhidmatan Perubatan Tentera bagi kesemua 18 negara ADMM-Plus sebelum perlaksanaan PCMD pada tahun 2023 seperti mana yang dihasratkan oleh ketua-ketua ADMM-Plus.