Health & Life Sciences

2017 Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Myanmar, August 16-17

On August 16, the Council met with Myanmar Union Minister for Health and Sports H.E. Dr. Myint Htwe during its inaugural Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Myanmar.

2016 Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Indonesia, August 31

The US-ASEAN Business Council led a delegation of 12 companies to engage Indonesian government agencies and key stakeholders during its inaugural Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Indonesia.

2016 Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Vietnam

Vietnam Minister of Health Madame Nguyen Thi Kim Tien addresses the Council delegation during the Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Vietnam on June 21, 2016 in Hanoi.

MOU Signing Ceremony between Vietnam Ministry of Health of Vietnam and US-ASEAN Business Council, November 23, 2015

A Memorandum of Understanding on Partnerships to Strengthen Health Care in Vietnam between the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and the US-ASEAN Business Council was signed November 23 by Vice Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan and Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Amb. Michael W. Michalak. The signing was witnessed by Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, Minister of Health Madame Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc.

Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to the Philippines, July 8, 2015

Members of the Council’s Health & Life Sciences Committee met with Undersecretary of Health Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go and other senior Department of Health officials from PhilHealth, the Food and Drug Administration, the Pharmaceutical Division and the Bureau of International Cooperation during the Council’s first Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission.

Asia-Pacific President’s Mission 2015

A delegation of 10 Asia-Pacific Presidents & CEOs led by Marc Mealy, Vice President for Policy of the US-ASEAN Business Council meets with H.E. Nila Moeloek, Indonesian Minister of Health in Jakarta on May 5, 2015.

Meeting with Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Health – July 11, 2014

Members from the Council’s Health and Life Sciences Committee held a Roundtable Discussion with the Vice Minister of Health of Indonesia Ali Ghufron in Jakarta. The meeting was an opportunity for members to update the Vice Minister on their programs with ongoing or potential collaboration with MoH

2013 Philippines Business Mission - Oct 21 - 23, 2013

Council President Alexander Feldman greets H.E. Enrique T. Ona, Secretary of the Department of Health. The Business Mission delegation met with Secretary Ona to offer ideas as to how American businesses can support the Department’s initiatives.

Meeting with H.E. Endang Sedyaningsih - Jan 27, 2010

On January 27, Health & Life Sciences Working Group Chair, Leslie Mancuso (above, left) of Jhpiego, and a delegation of Council members met with H.E. Endang Sedyaningsih (above, right), Minister of Health of Indonesia and senior officials from the Ministry during its 2010 Business Mission to Indonesia.