About APTHS
Since its establishment in 2000, the society has worked to advance travel medicine and strengthen collaboration
among professionals across the Asia-Pacific region
The Asia Pacific Travel Health Society (APTHS) is a regional network of travel medicine practitioners that promotes and protects the health of travelers by advancing travel medicine and related disciplines in the Asia Pacific region.
The main activities of the APTHS are the biennial conferences, and promotion of travel medicine in the region, including courses and meetings.
Following three successful Asia-Pacific travel medicine conferences, the society was formed in 2000 in Bali. In response to the growing regional interest in travel medicine, conferences continue to be held every two years in various locations in the Asia-Pacific region.
MISSION STATEMENT
The APTHS is committed to the promotion of healthy and safe travel. We work closely with the International Society of Travel Medicine and many national travel medicine societies in the Asia Pacific region to promote and advocate travel health.
Our areas of expertise include:
Tropical medicine
Vaccinology
Infectious diseases
Emerging infections, outbreak investigations and response
Military, refugee and migration medicine
Medical tourism
Evacuation and repatriation of travellers
High altitude
Public health and epidemiology
Climate change and environmental medicine
Women and travel
Mental health and travel
We are committed to organizing regional conferences every two years in order to foster travel medicine in the Asia Pacific region.