A new phase of China-ASEAN health cooperation: the China-ASEAN Beijing Declaration on Cooperation in Innovation of Health Products and Technologies
Jie Qiao1, Siyan Zhan2, Minghui Ren3,4, Haijun Wang5, Yangmu Huang4, Zhenyu Zhang4, Yanan Luo4,Hui Yin4, Zhongwei Jia4, Wei Huang6, Hong Zhou5, Jue Liu2, Xiaoyun Liu3, Qiudan Sun7, Xiaojia Li7, Jing Bai7,Fangjing Liu4, Yihong Liu4, Yinzi Jin4 , Ming Xu4 and on behalf of China-ASEAN Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Public Health
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing,China.
3. China Centre for Health Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China.
4. Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
5. Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
6. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
7. Office of International Cooperation, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Abstract
Utilizing innovative methods to advance the research and development (R&D) of health products and enhance their accessibility has become crucial to achieving universal health coverage, addressing public health emergencies, and promoting population health and wellbeing. However, structural contradictions do exist in the supply and demand of health products in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). With the joint support of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Ministry of Education, and the China-ASEAN Center, Peking University established the China-ASEAN Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Public Health in April 2023.The Center held the Second Annual Forum on China-ASEAN Cooperation in Public Health on June 26–28, 2024,and the participants reached consensus on launching the China-ASEAN Beijing Declaration on Cooperation in Innovation of Health Products and Technologies, which calls on China and ASEAN countries to carry out the following actions: (1) Establish a more effective, open, and inclusive cooperation mechanism for health product innovation towards a China-ASEAN innovation ecosystem; (2) Enhance R&D capabilities by targeting new technologies, methods and appropriate and affordable health products for key populations and addressing diseases prevalent in China and ASEAN; (3) Establish a China-ASEAN Collaboration Center for Health Product Innovation, coordinate regional development plans, and enhance equitable access to pharmaceutical products at the regional level; (4) Accelerate regulatory harmonization in the region by optimizing and improving regulatory modalities of China and ASEAN Countries; and (5) Strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation to build resilient health system and achieve sustainable development of innovation cooperation. The Declaration will play an active role in regional public health governance and development cooperation, in order to promote the R&D and accessibility of health products in the region and to help achieve faster and more equitable access to health products for a broader population.
Keywords China-ASEAN Cooperation, Health Products and Technologies, Research and development, Accessibility
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