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Vision and Mission Statements
The Asian Pacific Pediatric
Association (APPA) stands on the advent of the third millennium with
a firm resolve to faithfully pursue its mission
of:
Shielding against
disease the children in this part of the world under its
responsibility, and to bring to them the blessings of good health
and a better quality of life, in line with the principles and
policies enunciated by the International Pediatric Association (IPA)
and other child-caring institutions
APPA Believes:
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That it is in the health of
mind and body of APPA children and in due respect for their human
rights that the future of mankind depends, including its
success in the achievement of progress, prosperity and
peace
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That the fruits of
scientific and technological progress which promise to be abundant
in the coming century should be enjoyed by the children of the
Asian Pacific Region
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That all pediatricians of
this Region will dedicate their efforts towards the attainment of
this end through scientific meetings, congresses, workshops,
collaborative search for knowledge, publications and the utilization
of advances in information technology
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That all national
pediatric societies affiliated with APPA will seek the means whereby
to adopt new knowledge, procedures and skills to local
conditions such as through relevant education and training for
pediatricians and other child health care providers for the benefit
of children
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That all national
pediatric societies affiliated with APPA will constantly be on the
alert against the emergence of new morbidities afflicting children
in the Region, diseases that have re-appeared in new forms and
cooperate with one another in the event of epidemics or pandemics
and of disasters and calamities
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That pediatric societies
in APPA will, on their own or in collaboration with their
governments and non-governmental organizations, take an active part
in child advocacy and in the enforcement of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and other international laws or policies
ensuring the health and welfare of children That
APPA will continue with greater vigor its cooperation with the World
Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) and support International Pediatric Association (IPA)’s
alliance with the said organizations for the betterment of child
health care.
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