Closing the Public Health Gap Through Technology, Partnership & People
APCPH 2026 — three days of science, collaboration and people-centred innovation.
YB Dato’ Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib
Deputy Minister of Health Malaysia
Explore the Conference Proceedings
Discover the evidence behind APCPH 2026 through research spanning infectious-disease surveillance, chronic-disease prevention, environmental and occupational health, family health, health systems, implementation science, social and behavioural health, and emerging digital technologies.
Programme at a Glance
Preview the three-day journey before opening the complete programme book.
Day 1 · 6 July
SPARK workshops, opening and keynote address, the first plenary, a special session and parallel symposia.
Day 2 · 7 July
Parallel symposia, interactive forums, the second plenary and concurrent free-paper oral presentations.
Day 3 · 8 July
Free papers, further symposia, the third plenary, final forum, networking and closing ceremony.
APCPH 2026 At A Glance
A snapshot of the scale, science and community that came together over three days in Johor Bahru.
Three Days, One Journey
📍 Official Opening
Highlights
- Opening by the Deputy Minister of Health
- Welcome address by the Organising Chair
- Keynote Address
- Official launch of APCPH 2026
📍 Knowledge Exchange
Highlights
- Plenary Sessions
- Interactive Forums
- Symposiums
- Oral Presentations
- Poster Sessions
📍 Looking Forward
Highlights
- Final Symposiums
- Closing Session
- Awards Ceremony
- Networking
Featured Speakers
Dato’ Dr. Feisul Idzwan bin Dato’ Mustapha
“When programmes are built aroung the system, lived realities become implementation hurdles – not starting points”
Dr Ismuni bin Bohari
“Public-Private-People Partnership is an expanded collaborarion model that brings together all parties as equal partners”
YB Dato’ Hanifah Hajar Taib
“These efforts are guided by a simple principle: every individual deserves the opportunity to achieve the best possible health, regardless of where they live or their circumstances.”
Dr Anita Sulaiman
“Across our region, we are facing increasingly complex health issues, from emerging diseases and climate-related threats to widening health inequities and rapidly changing technologies. None of these challenges can be addressed by any one profession, institution or country acting alone.”
Scientific Programme
Keynote Address
Closing the Public Health Gap Through Technology, Partnership & People
The opening keynote set the conference direction through inclusive technology, cross-sector partnership and people-centred action.
Guest of Honour: YB Dato’ Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib, Deputy Minister of Health, Malaysia.
Plenary Sessions
- Community Power and Public Health: placing the person at the centre.
- Funding the Future of Public Health: public–private–people partnership.
- From Policy to Practice: collaboration for health, safety and community well-being.
Interactive Forums
- Digital public-health transformation that leaves no one behind.
- Climate action for a healthy planet and healthy people.
- Social determinants and cross-sector collaboration in practice.
Parallel Symposia
Deep-dive sessions explored digital inclusion, AI and disease forecasting, harm reduction, planetary health, trusted data sharing, integrated health ecosystems, global health security, resilient systems, health financing, crisis response, youth and gender health, and climate-resilient policy.
SPARK Workshops
- Implementation science for public-health impact.
- A future-ready Public Health Medicine competency framework.
- Qualitative approaches in public-health research.
- Machine learning in public health.
- Human health risk assessment.
Science Across the Spectrum
Research Across 15+ Public Health Themes
Communicable Diseases
The proceedings show infectious-disease control becoming more precise, local and data-led. Studies on dengue, tuberculosis, measles, malaria, leptospirosis, leprosy, HIV and outbreak-prone infections combine surveillance evaluation, hotspot mapping, climate signals, molecular evidence and community partnership to detect risk earlier and reach populations that routine systems may miss.
Non-Communicable Diseases
Research moves beyond measuring the burden of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and mental ill-health toward improving the full prevention and care pathway. Screening studies emphasise risk stratification and linkage to treatment, while community, primary-care and digital interventions seek to reduce hidden disease, strengthen long-term control and narrow geographic and socioeconomic disparities.
Environmental Health
Environmental exposures are presented as immediate public-health concerns rather than distant risks. The studies connect extreme heat, air pollution, volatile organic compounds, unsafe water, radiation, sewage systems and antimicrobial resistance in farm environments with maternal, child and health-system outcomes, reinforcing the need for stronger monitoring and climate-resilient prevention.
Occupational Health
The occupational-health papers reveal intertwined physical, metabolic and psychosocial risks among healthcare workers, industrial workers, vector-control personnel, police and construction workers. Burnout, musculoskeletal strain, fatigue, unsafe commuting, noise exposure and sedentary behaviour point to workplaces as essential settings for prevention, safer design, supportive leadership and sustained workforce wellbeing.
Family Health
Family-health research follows health needs across the life course, from maternal care, pregnancy risk and newborn screening to adolescent health, child development, immunisation and healthy ageing. A recurring message is that equitable outcomes depend on accessible primary care, culturally responsive communication and services designed around families and communities rather than facilities alone.
Health Systems
The Health Care Management track examines how financing, workforce allocation, service decentralisation, referral pathways, laboratory quality, emergency flow and organisational leadership shape access and efficiency. Together, the studies favour integrated care, better use of routine performance data and system designs that protect equity while adapting services to local demand.
Digital Health
Technology is treated as an enabling public-health infrastructure, not an end in itself. Telemedicine, cloud clinical systems, spatial intelligence platforms, digital surveillance, mobile screening, electronic records and artificial intelligence offer faster detection and more connected care, while the proceedings also stress usability, digital literacy, cost, governance and equitable access.
Implementation Science
These studies focus on the difficult step between a promising intervention and dependable real-world delivery. Work on cancer screening, prison healthcare, depression support and nurse-burnout interventions examines readiness, acceptability, barriers, facilitators, fidelity and cost-effectiveness—showing that context and implementation quality are central to public-health impact.
Epidemiology
Across the proceedings, epidemiology provides the bridge from routine records to practical action. Time-series analysis, spatial mapping, registry cohorts, surveillance evaluation, outbreak investigation and quasi-experimental designs identify changing burdens, high-risk localities and intervention effects, helping decision-makers target resources and strengthen early-warning systems.
Mental Health
Mental-health research spans adolescents, disaster-affected communities, patients and the health workforce. Studies of self-harm, help-seeking, internet-related risk, anxiety, depression, burnout and psychosocial safety call for earlier identification, lower barriers to care, culturally relevant support and environments that strengthen resilience instead of placing responsibility solely on individuals.
Nutrition
Nutrition-related work links individual diet and metabolic risk with wider social, occupational and policy environments. Research on obesity, diabetes, cardiometabolic clustering, chrononutrition, maternal and child health, screening and sugar-sweetened beverage taxation supports prevention that combines informed choices with community programmes, primary-care follow-up and population-level policy.
More Cross-Cutting Themes
The proceedings also feature Disaster & Health, Health Promotion and Social Behavioural & Health. These papers address emergency preparedness, post-disaster mental health, water safety, health literacy, youth behaviour, vaccine confidence, substance use, oral health, community engagement and willingness to pay—highlighting how public health is shaped by trust, behaviour, place and social conditions.
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Thank You
Next Stop: Sabah
From 3–5 July 2028, the 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health will bring the region together in Sabah—a setting where extraordinary biodiversity, cultural diversity and evolving public-health priorities create fresh opportunities for dialogue, collaboration and innovation.
Look forward to international plenaries, scientific symposia, oral and poster presentations, a public-health innovation showcase, regional networking and conversations on emerging health issues. Abstract submission, registration and programme details will be announced soon.