From September 1–3, 2025, at the Amara Hotel, Singapore, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), in its role as Secretariat and member of the International Network of Health Promotion Foundations (INHPF), participated in the “INHPF Annual Meeting & Symposium 2025,” organized by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) Singapore under the theme “Inspiring Healthier Living: Challenging Conventions with Bold Solutions.” In addition to the 9 full members of the INHPF, The meeting convened health promotion leaders from the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and global partners, including the World Health Organization – Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO-WPRO), Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA), PROGGA from Bangladesh, Health Promotion Centre Brunei Darussalam, Ministry of Health Vanuatu, Ministry of Health Kenya, International Institute for Legislative Affairs (Kenya), and McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer (Australia). The INHPF Network also officially welcomed new associate members: the Ministry of Health Malaysia, PROGGA (Bangladesh), Health Promotion Centre Brunei, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer (Australia), and the Sarawak State Health Department (Malaysia). This expansion reflects INHPF’s growing role as a key platform connecting international practices and policies in health promotion. Platform for Knowledge Exchange and Cooperation The INHPF Annual Meeting & Symposium 2025 served as a platform bringing together global health promotion leaders to exchange knowledge, foster cooperation, and set future directions, while strengthening ties among member organiztions. Key...

“The strength of the southern network is that it owns the issues, designs operations to create change, and addresses health challenges according to its own context. As a strategic supporter, ThaiHealth is pleased to see networks uniting to connect funding sources and support from all sectors, working across issues and across areas to lead the South toward sustainable well-being.” Prakasit Kayasith, Senior Assistant CEO and Acting Director of the Partnership and International Relations Section, ThaiHealth Source:  The 14th Southern Well-being Forum, August 18-19, 2025, at the Main Conference Hall, Prince of Songkla University, Trang Campus, Trang Province

ThaiHealth unites strategic partners to organize “The 14th Southern Well-being Forum,’ gathering 4,000 partners and 137 networks across 14 southern provinces, driving well-being in 4 dimensions under the theme: ’20 Years Awakening Southern Ways towards Future Well-being. On August 18-19, 2025, at the Main Conference Hall, Prince of Songkla University, Trang Campus, Trang Province, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) joined forces with the National Health Commission Office (NHCO), the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), the Community Organizations Development Institute (CODI), the Trang Provincial Administrative Organization, Trang Health Assembly, and Prince of Songkla University to organize “The 14th Southern Well-being Forum.’ This forum was held to reflect on two decades of building well-being networks in the South of Thailand and to define new directions for its sustainability. Dr. Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon, CEO of ThaiHealth, delivered the opening address, stating that the event was not only an exchange platform but also a ‘central mechanism’ enabling networks to join forces across areas and issues to find solutions to the South’s complex problems. Looking back to 2006, the forum began as the ‘Show, Share, Connect’ forum to open space for community partners, civil society, and local agencies to share experiences and connect. It later advanced with the Health Assembly tool, allowing social power, knowledge, and policy to converge,...