Overview

For 36 years, ASEAN Institute for Health Development (AIHD) has been recognized for its expertise in primary health care development through comprehensive action research, project development, evaluative research, community empowerment, and intervention studies. Realizing the importance of evidence-based health interventions, promotion and support knowledge generation through research as a core policies of AIHD reflects the institution effort to assist Thailand in developing health mechanisms that serve the needs of its communities and society. However, changes of public health climate evidenced in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Declaration of Astana prompts AIHD a window of opportunity to support global community in galvanizing achievements in promoting research in the areas of, but not limit to, Global Health, Health policy, Active Aging and Primary Health Care.

Research Focus

  1. Global Health

    AIHD emphasizes primary health care studies concerning with the promotion of healthy physical and social environment to address the burden of non-communicable diseases, ageing population, emerging diseases, health and social protection, sustainable development, and other threatening issues in global health

  2. Health Policy

    AIHD focuses on monitoring and evaluation of health-related policies in various stages (e.g., policy formulation, communication, implementation, and community engagement) at different levels including national, district, and local to provide sounded evidence-informed policy recommendations for decision makers.

  3. Active Aging

    Studies in this area explores opportunities to develop well-being of people and prepare them to be active and healthy elders. In addition, AIHD also emphasize on development of innovations for ageing society as appropriate to Thai context.

  4. Primary Health Care

    AIHD focuses on creating and dissemination of knowledge that help improve primary health care according to three key components as described in Declaration of Astana on Primary Health Care. Those components include multi-sectoral policies and action, primary care and essential public health functions, and empowered people and communities. Additionally, we also use our evidence-based knowledge to push forward integrated people-centered health services (IPCHS) to promote holistic and people focused primary health care services.