Dear East Asian Medical Students,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in
the 22nd installment of the East Asian Medical
Students’ Conference (EAMSC), an annual convention by the Asian
Medical Students’ Association (AMSA).
The details are as follows:
Venue : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date : 7th – 11th
January 2009
Theme : Engaging Asia-Pacific Youth
in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Host : Asian Medical Students’
Association (AMSA) and Monash University
Supported by : Malaysian Aids Council
The Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) is a
non-political, non-sectarian, and non-profitable student-led
organization. Officially founded in Manila, Philippines in 1985,
AMSA presently has 15 member countries: Australia, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and
the United Kingdom.
AMSA’s Vision is Knowledge, Action and Friendship; the
aim of AMSA is to promote cooperation amongst medical students
in Asia and Oceania.
The EAMSC is one of the two conferences organized by annually
AMSA, the other being the Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC).
It is hosted every January/February by one of the member
countries/regions, and around 300 medical students gather to
discuss medical and health problems, exchange knowledge, and
learn about cultural diversities.
The theme of the 22nd EAMSC is ‘Engaging Asia-Pacific
Youth in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS’. The incidence and
prevalence HIV infections in Asian countries have exploded over
the past decade. Furthermore, many important prevention
interventions, such as harm reduction among intravenous drug
users (IDU) and condom promotion, are still severely under
funded in many countries. Evidently, the issue of HIV/AIDS in
the Asia-Pacific is one of utmost importance – this sets the
tone for the 22nd EAMSC.
It is an honour for us to welcome you to the city of Kuala
Lumpur, and we sincerely look forward to your participation !
