The Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases - a strategy for regional health security.

Obama’s “Pivot to Asia” Policy (2011- 2016): the Case of China

It has been argued and stated that the 21st century is America's Pacific Century, the century or millennium of Asia, and century or era of China, the inevitable superpower. This paper explains the essence of the new changes when the Pivot Policy was announced by President Obama in 2011. The main question discussed is therefore the following: ‘Why (and how) did President Obama adopt (and impleme...

Regional Collaboration for Strengthening Medical Toxicology in the Asia Pacific Region

Medical toxicology is somehow a neglected field of medicine. Support for this discipline is necessary as there are many competing interests within a nation's public health priorities (1). In the previous issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, the essentials of the empowerment of medical toxicology in the Asia Pacific region have been discussed (2). Perhaps, there is now an urg...

A Regional Rice Strategy for Sustainable Food Security in Asia and the Pacific Final Edition

Challenges, consequences and requirements of facing with the emerging contagious disease Crisis

Background and Aim: The pandemic of coronavirus as an emerging virus is still prevalent around the world, which in addition to high mortality, numerous economic losses, is a serious threat to the health of the world and has social and security consequences. The gap in knowledge about the cause, treatment options, and mortality of high COVID-19 has increased speculation about it and confused pol...

Trade Potential of Turkey with Asia-Pacific Countries: Evidence from Panel Gravity Model

As a result of recent developments, global economic centre of gravity has slide to Asia-Pacific region. It is predicted that Asia-Pacific countries will take place at the first row in global trade and nearly a half of the total trade will intensify in this region at the year 2030. On the other hand, the region covers countries from different levels of development. These features of the region p...