12 countries

80 cities

The 80 cities and 12 countries in APCAT aim to strengthen health programmes through political commitments, new partnership opportunities, sustainable and effective utilization of the resources, and stronger public health system performance and outcomes.

Find out more what each country is doing by clicking on the map (coming soon)

Mayor Bima Arya, Bogor City, Indonesia

Co-chair, APCAT

Tobacco Kills each year

Deaths from second hand smoke each year

Our Work

Tobacco Use

Effective tobacco control programs include smoke free environments; a complete ban of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; promotion of larger graphic health warnings with plain packaging on tobacco packs; smoking cessation programs; and a ban on electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, shisha and similar products.

Noncommunicable Diseases

NCD prevention and treatment services should be sustained and scaled up with their inclusion in COVID-19 responses as part of health security, and co-design and implement solutions with input from civil society, consumers and people living with NCDs.

Viral Hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat in the Asia Pacific region. Access to vaccinations, proper hygiene, elimination of mother to child transmission is needed by raising public awareness and strengthening health systems through public and private partnerships.

Tuberculosis

Stopping progression from infection to disease are critical to reduce TB incidence to the levels envisaged by the End TB Strategy. Health care interventions include TB preventive treatment for people living with HIV, tracing household contacts of people with TB and other risk groups; and vaccination of children with the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine.

One Health

One Health approach calls for the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally, to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment.

Summits

APCAT members meet annually to share lessons learnt and best practices as well as reaffirm commitments to health and development.

We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It

Upcoming Events

High-Level Policy Meeting, 16 March 2021, Jakarta Our Shared Responsibility – Ending Epidemics: Smoking and COVID-19 in Indonesia

Mar 16, 2021

A National webinar entitled “Our Shared Responsibility, Ending Pandemics: Smoking and COVID-19 in Indonesia was held to consolidate efforts for tobacco control in the country.