PP Health Malaysia today announced the launch of “ASEAN Health”, a dedicated health column covering public‑health developments, policy shifts and innovations across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The launch coincides with the ASEAN Summit 2025, hosted and chaired by Malaysia, underscoring the country’s role in leading and promoting regional health cooperation and cross‑border health security.
“Illness and health policy do not stop at borders”
ASEAN Health will publish succinct, evidence‑based reporting and analysis on health issues affecting the 11 ASEAN member states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor‑Leste and Vietnam.
The column will focus on topics that matter to health professionals, policymakers, civil society and the public across the region, including communicable disease outbreaks, non‑communicable diseases, health research, health financing and universal health coverage, health workforce dynamics, digital health innovations, and environmental health risks such as transboundary haze and air pollution.
ASEAN Health combines timely news briefs with in‑depth features, data visualisations, first‑person accounts from the frontline and expert commentary. Each piece will link developments to implications for Malaysia and the broader region, and will adhere to strict sourcing and verification practices, referencing official ministry statements, regional agencies such as WHO Western Pacific and ASEAN Secretariat documents, and peer‑reviewed research.
“Illness and health policy do not stop at borders,” said Tony Y, Editor‑in‑Chief, PP Health Malaysia. “With Malaysia chairing the ASEAN Summit 2025, it is the right moment to highlight regional collaboration, share lessons and hold ourselves accountable for better health outcomes across our neighbourhood.
“With the launch of our new ASEAN health column, we’ve expanded language AI translation support to include Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Khmer (Cambodian). Additional ASEAN languages may be considered in the future“
ASEAN Health will be a reliable resource for anyone who cares about health in Southeast Asia. Our aim is to make regional health information accessible, comparable and actionable for readers in Malaysia and beyond.”
The inaugural piece of ASEAN Health will publish on 26 October 2025 , aligned with the on-going of the ASEAN Summit 2025. PP Health Malaysia will distribute the news via its website and newsletter, and promote key items through its social channels.
Our news website is primarily in English, but our advanced AI translator allows news content to be instantly translated into Chinese and Malay. With the launch of our new ASEAN health column, we’ve expanded language AI translation support to include Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Khmer (Cambodian). Additional ASEAN languages may be considered in the future.
PP Health Malaysia welcomes contributions from regional health experts, ministries, academic institutions, civil‑society organisations and frontline health workers. Journalists and researchers in ASEAN countries who wish to collaborate or pitch stories are invited to contact the editorial team.
