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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Monday, 04 September 2023 – Medical Services Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) organises the 17th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Military Medicine (EWG on MM) Meeting which was held for two days from 04 September 2023 until 05 September 2023 at the Goldstone Ballroom, Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong. Attanded to officiated the meeting was Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Strategy), Ministry of Defence. Whilst, Co-Chairings the meeting were Colonel Dr Haji Awang Mohd. Hafizul Bin Haji Awang Mohd Hassan, Chief Medical Officer of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and Brigadier Isaac Seidl, Director General of Operational Health, Joint Health Command of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The meeting was also physically attended by representatives from ADMM-Plus countries, the ASEAN Centre of Military Medicine (ACMM) as well as the ASEAN Secretariat. There were also representatives from ADMM-Plus countries that attended virtually. The 17th ADMM-Plus EWG on MM meeting was conducted as a Final Planning Conference (FPC) to finalise the coordination of this cycle’s project-based activity which is the Project-based Community Medical Deployment (PCMD)/Medical Aid Provision (MAP). The PCMD/MAP platform is to assess the coordinated deployment efforts of all ADMM-Plus countries to four barangays within the General Tinio Municipality in the Republic of the Philippines. These barangays have been identified as geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas and will receive the voluntary contributions from the ADMM-Plus countries. This civil-military engagement aims to utilise various existing frameworks such as the ACMM, Logistics Support Framework (LSF) and the Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP). It is hoped that this endeavour will enhance the health provisions of the the four barangays. PCMD/MAP is scheduled to take place between 14 October 2023 to 27 October 2023. Since its establishment in 2010, the EWG on MM has exhibited effort in strengthening cooperation, interoperability and coordination among the military medical services of the 18 ADMM-Plus countries as envisaged by the ADMM-Plus leaders. The Medical Services RBLF strives to contribute towards ADMM-Plus’ capacity and capability as the EWG on MM continues its endeavour in providing regional peace and health security. |
KHIDMAT PERUBATAN DAN KESIHATAN TDDB ADAKAN MESYUARAT ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETING-PLUS EXPERTS’ WORKING GROUP ON MILITARY MEDICINE (ADMM-PLUS EWG ON MM) KALI KE 17
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Isnin, 04 September 2023 – Khidmat Perubatan dan Kesihatan, Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) telah mengendalikan Mesyuarat Kumpulan Kerja Pakar Perubatan Tentera, Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus (ADMM-Plus) kali ke-17 yang berlangsung selama dua hari bermula bermula dari 04 September 2023 hingga 05 September 2023, bertempat di Goldstone Ballroom, Centrepoint Hotel, Gadong.
Hadir bagi merasmikan mesyuarat tersebut ialah Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar dan Strategi), Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam. Manakala, mesyuarat tersebut telah dipengerusikan bersama oleh Kolonel (Dr) Haji Awang Mohd Hafizul Bin Haji Awang Mohd Hassan, Ketua Pegawai Perubatan, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Brigedier Isaac Seidl, Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Operasi, Markas Kesihatan Bersama Pasukan Pertahanan Australia (ADF). Mesyuarat berkenaan juga telah dihadiri secara fizikal oleh wakil-wakil dari sebilangan negara-negara ahli ADMM-Plus, Pusat Perubatan Ketenteraan ASEAN (ACMM) serta Sekretariat ASEAN dan beberapa buah negara ADMM-Plus juga telah menghadiri mesyuarat tersebut secara maya.
Mesyuarat Kumpulan Kerja Pakar Perubatan Tentera ADMM-Plus ke-17 ini adalah merupakan Persidangan Perancangan Terakhir (Final Planning Conference) untuk mengkoordinasi Project-Based Community Medical Deployment (PCMD)/Medical Aid Provision (MAP). Platform PCMD/MAP akan menguji aturgerak deploymen yang telah diselaraskan bagi negara-negara ADMM-Plus kepada empat barangay di Jeneral Tinio di Republik Filipina. Barangay-barangay ini telah dikenal pasti sebagai kawasan terpencil dan akan menerima sumbangan sukarela dari negara-negara ADMM-Plus.
Penglibatan diantara Tentera dan Awam ini bertujuan untuk menggunakan pelbagai rangka kerja yang sedia ada seperti ACMM, Rangka Kerja Sokongan Logistik (LSF) dan Standby Arrangement and Coordination of Join Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP). Diharapkan usaha ini akan meningkatkan peruntukan kesihatan di keempat-empat barangay tersebut. PCMD/MAP akan berlangsung dari 14 Oktober 2023hingga 27 Oktober 2023.
Sejak penubuhannya pada tahun 2010, EWG on MM ini telah mengukuhkan kerjasama, saling-keoperasian serta penyelarasan di kalangan institusi perubatan tentera bagi 18 buah negara ADMM-Plus sepertimana yang dihasratkan oleh ketua-ketua pertahanan ADMM-Plus. Khidmat Perubatan dan Kesihatan TDDB akan terus berusaha untuk menyumbang ke arah kapasiti dan keupayaan ADMM-Plus selaras dengan usaha EWG on MM dalam menyediakan keamanan dan sekuriti kesihatan serantau.