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About Us
The Philippine Ambulatory Pediatric Association (PAPA) is proud to organize this year a convention on child health care for the Asian region. With ease of travel, health issues have crossed borders. This is why it is timely for us to initiate this meeting with our Asian neighbors to discuss approaches to health care delivery in our region. Of outmost importance is the emphasis of this year's convention on primary health care and advocacy, two concepts which have been the essence for which PAPA has been established. To date, PAPA has initiated successful and sustainable programs on literacy, Bahaghari (health care supervision for infants, children and adolescents), tuberculosis and just recently, tobacco control. Furthermore, PAPA has committed to work for in the future on programs such as Disaster preparedness, ICATT and teaching of general pediatrics in the outpatient setting. PAPA looks forward in the next ten years to relevant programs on child health together with partner agencies, Asian Pediatric Associations, the local Ministry of Health, partner national and international agencies such as the World Health Organization.
I would like to congratulate this year's organizing committee of the 17th PAPA Annual Convention led by Dr. Eva Jopson. The exchange of ideas and camaraderie will definitely continue long after the meeting has ended. With this year's convention, we hope that the future of our children will be brighter. At the end of the rainbow (Bahaghari), we dream and we reach for the stars!!!