March 6, 2026 - The Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN) has been working closely with Transform Health since 2021 to promote and strengthen health data governance (HDG) in countries. This collaboration began with AeHIN involvement towards development and dissemination of the HDG Principles, further extended to facilitating in-country dialogues and regional consultation on the
Makati, Philippines – The World Bank, in collaboration with the Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN), organized the first regional-level ‘Digital Health Blueprint Toolkit Bootcamp’ from November 4 to 6, 2025. The three-day bootcamp brought together 54 digital health experts from government, academia, and the private sector across 20 countries to participate in a facilitator training
On November 17, 2025, Dr. Alvin B. Marcelo, director and treasurer of the Asia eHealth Information Network, conducted a half-day activity to equip hospital personnel with practical skills to improve data exchange, strengthen digital health governance, and align with emerging national and international requirements. Dr. Marcelo structured the program using the AeHIN Mind the GAPS
Top panel (left to right): Dilipkumar Hensman from WHO WPRO, Jai Ganesh Udayasankaran from AeHIN, and Dr. Alvin Marcelo from UPM SILab; Bottom panel (left to right): Dr. Sunny Ibeneme from UNICEF EAPRO, Anis Fuad from UGM, and Kristin Pascual from AeHIN The Asia eHealth Information Network hosted the virtual panel discussion ‘Scaling Country Lessons:
Last updated on August 7, 2025: We thank the countries who submitted their interest and proposals for the Call for Participation: Strengthening Health Data Governance Legislation in Countries in South and South-East Asia. The call for participation is now officially closed. We truly appreciate the time, thought, and effort put into the submissions, as well
From May 27 to 29, 2025, Thailand hosted the SNOMED CT Onboarding Workshop and Conference at Asawin Grand Convention Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Co-organized by the Thai Health Information Standards Development Center (THIS) under the Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI), along with the World Health Organization (WHO) Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), and
The Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN), in collaboration with HL7 International, invites members from select countries to apply for the HL7 FHIR Fundamentals Course—an online, self-paced training that introduces the FHIR standard and its real-world applications in healthcare. The course is expected to start on June 1, 2025, and end on July 15, 2025.
The Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN) and UNICEF co-hosted a side meeting, 'National Digital Health Enterprise Planning, Architecture, and Capacity Building through Convergence Workshop Methodologies,' during the 2025 Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) held at the Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre in Thailand on January 29, 2025. The meeting discussed the digital health convergence
Dr. Alvin Marcelo presenting the Philippines’ and AeHIN’s experiences on standards and interoperability adoption. Photo by Nowel Delis. Naji, Fiji–The Pacific Health Information Network (PHIN), the Pacific Community, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) co-organized the PHIN Meeting and Technical Workshop from March 24-28, 2025. Dr. Alvin Marcelo, Treasurer at the Asia
Dr. Alvin Marcelo of AeHIN begins his talk with the AeHIN GAPS Framework Bangkok, Thailand–The Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN) participated in the PMAC 2025 plenary session “Equity and Accountability in Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Addressing Risks, Digital Health Foundation GAPS, and Advancing Open and Local Solutions” on February 1, 2025, at World
