Striving forActive andHealthy Longevity:ASEAN'sCommitmentPreparedbyto Successful AgeingASEANCentreforActiveAgeingand Innovation,(ACAI)Meeting Summary ReportEconomic ResearchInstitute forASEAN andAugust2025EastAsia(ERIA)ERIAACATNDINNOVATION
MeetingSummaryReportForewordOn behalf of the ASEAN Centre for Active Ageing andInnovation (ACAI), I would like to express my deepesaratitude to all participants. partners. and contributorswhose support made the consultative meetingin February2025 a resounding success.We are particularly arateful to the ACAlGovernina BoardOrSomsakAKKSILPithe Association of Southeast Asian Nation(ASFAN)Secretariat. and representatives from the WorleHealth Organization, United Nations (UN) agenciesacademic institutions. civil society organisations, andunwavering commitmentto advancing active ageing in the region. Our appreciation alsgoes to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia for their invaluablecollaboration in co-oraanising this pivotal eventThe active narticination of kav stakeholders includina lanan's National InstitutenPopulation and Social Security Research. the Japan International CooperationAaenc,Japan-ASEAN Intearation FunUnited Nations Population Fund, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Proaram. National Univearsit,of Sinapore, Tha academic insitutons such as Manido University, ChulalongkornUniversity, Thammasat University, and private sector leaders. demonstrates the collective resolve to transform ageing policies into actionable solutions. Theirexpertiseand feedback have been instrumental in shaping ACAl's 5-Year StrateaicPlan(2025-2029), ensuring it alians with ASEAN's priorities and alobal frameworks like the UN l also wish to acknowledge the dedication of the ACAI team for their meticulousplanning. This meeting marks a critical milestone in our journey, and we look forwardto sustainina this momentum throuah collaborative implementationTogether, we are building a future where older persons in ASEAN thrive with dignityopportunity, and resilience.>ahnaDrSomsakAkksilpExecutive DirectorASEAN Centre for Active Aqeinq and Innovation
Strivinq for Active and Healthy Longevity: ASEAN's Commitment to SuccessfulAgeingiiiForewordOn behalf of the Econdhic ResearchInstituteforASEANandEast Asia (ERIA),I would like to exeraporeciation toall participants and speakers who actively contributed tothe success of the meetinoand international partners and organisations who sharedand quide the ASEAN Centre for Active Ageing andInnovation's (ACA) strateaies to achieve a successful ageingsociety in each Association of Southeast Asian Nation,(ASFAN)Member State in the next five vears. I also wishto acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and unwaverinecommitment of the ERIA Healthcare Unit team in makinethe ACAIConsultative Meetina on the5-YearStrateaiPianand ACAl's Governina Board Meetina a sionificanaccomplishment for the brighter future of ASEAN and theregion.This meetinq marks a critical milestone i...
