Latest Events
ANNOUNCEMENT: These paediatric events are for information purposes and does not constitute any endorsements from the APPA Secretariat. Please confirm with organisers.
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The 11th Asian Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dates: December 13-15, 2024
Venue: Hong Kong
62nd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (PEDICON)
Dates: January 08-12, 2025
Venue: HICC & HITEX, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
The 4th World Congress on Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Medicine (MFNM 2025)
Dates: February 25-27, 2025
Venue: Barcelona, Spain
IPA Congress 2025
Dates: May 8-11, 2025
Venue: Banamex Convention Centre, Mexico City, Mexico
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The 16th Indonesian PICU NICU Update, 5th Asian Pediatric Intensive Care Congress (APICC)
Dates: May 08-11, 2025
Venue: Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
The 10th Asian Vaccine Conference (ASVAC) and the 3rd Asian Pediatric Ethics Conference in conjunction with the 46th Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association
Dates: October 9-11, 2025
Venue: Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, Malaysiaa
The 7th International Primary Immunodeficiencies Congress (IPIC2025)
Dates: November 5-7, 2025
Venue: Prague, Czech Republic
Asia Pacific Academy of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology, and Immunology (APAPARI) conjunction with the 10th annual meeting of Indonesian Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology (IPACI)
Dates: November 20-23, 2025
Venue: Bali International Convention Center, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
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Member Societies
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Australia
Name of Member Society: Paediatrics And Child Health Division, The Royal Australasian College Of Physicians
President : Dr. Nitin Kapur APPA Standing Committee: Dr. Niroshini Kennedy IPA Standing Committee: Dr. Nitin Kapur President-Elect : Dr. Niroshini Kennedy Address : No. 145, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Website : www.racp.edu.au/page/paediatrics-and-child-health-division
E-mail : Nitin.Kapur@health.qld.gov.au/ paed@racp.edu.au/ engy.henein@racp.edu.au/ niroshini.kennedy@vahs.org.au Website: www.racp.edu.au
Tel/Mobile : 612-9256-5409
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Bangladesh
Name of Member Society: Bangladesh Paediatric Association (2015)
President : Prof. Mohd. Zahid Hussain General Secretary : Prof. Md. Jahangir Alam Address : BPA, Plot #7/3C, Bareabag, Section #2, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
Website : www.bpabd.org
E-mail : 2008.bpa@gmail.com, z.hussain71@yahoo.com / profdrmdjahangiralam@gmail.com
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China
Name of Member Society : Chinese Pediatric Society
President : Prof. Sun Kun General Secretary : Prof. Teng Qing Address : Prof. Sun Kun, President, Xinhua Children’s Hospital/ President, Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665, Kongjiang Road, 200092, Shanghai, China
E-mail : drsunkun@xinhuamed.com.cn
Tel/Mobile : 8613805 722351
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Hong Kong
Name of Member Society : The Hong Kong Paediatric Society (HKPS)
President: Dr. Kwok Mei Kwun, Anne Vice-President: Dr. Luk Chi Kong, David Hon. Secretary: Dr. Shi Zhuo Julia APPA Standing Committee: Dr. Mike KwanYat Wah Address : The Hong Kong Paediatric Society (HKPS) Secretariat c/o Medical Societies of Hong Kong, 4/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennesy Road, Wan Chai
Website : www.medicine.org.hk/hkps
E-mail : Email: hkps@fmshk.org / hkps.2426@gmail.com/ mikekwanyw@gmail.com/david98@hotmail.com/ kwokmk@ha.org.hk/ zshi.julia@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : 852 2821 3523 -
India
Name of Member Society : The Indian Academy Of Pediatrics
President : Prof G V Basavaraja Secretary General : Prof. Yogesh N. Parikh APPA Standing Committee : Prof. G V Basavaraja IPA Standing Committee : Prof. Santosh T. Soans Address : Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Kamdhenu, Business Bay, 5th Floor, Plot No. 51, Sector 1, Juinagar, (Near Juinagar Railway Station), Nerul, Navi Mumbai- 400706, (India)
Website : www.iapindia.org
Email : centraloffice@iapindia.org/ president@iapindia.org/ secretary@iapindia.org
Tel/Mobile : (022) 27710857 -
Indonesia
Name of Member Society : Indonesian Pediatric Society
President : Dr Piprim Basarah Yanuarso Secretary / Secretary General : Dr Hikari Ambara Sjakti IPA Executive Director: Prof. Aman Bakhti Pulungan APPA President: Prof. Aman Bakhti Pulungan Address : Indonesian Pediatric Society (IPS) Jalan Salemba 1, No. 5, Jakarta, Pusat, 10430 Indonesia
E-mail : piprim@gmail.com / amanpulungan@mac.com / sjakti@gmail.com/ maysambo@gmail.com /iffamutmainah@gmail.com / ppidai@idai.or.id / idaisci@idai.or.id
Tel/Mobile : 62-21-314-8610 Fax: 62-21-391-3982
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Japan
Name of Member Society : Japan Pediatric Society
President: Dr. Junko Takita Vice President: Dr. Yuko Ishizaki, Dr. Hiroyuki Yamagishi Treasurer: Dr. Kiminori Terui Address : 4F, Suido-bashi Sotoberi Building, 1-1-5, Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112- 0004, Japan
Website : https://www.jpeds.or.jp/modules/en/index.php
E-mail : Takita-jtakita@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/jps-international@jpeds.or.jp/Ishizaki-ishizakiy@takii.kmu.ac.jp/Hyamag@keio.jp/ Hosono-hosono.s@jichi.ac.jp
Tel/Mobile : 81-3-3818-0091 -
North Korea
Name of Member Society : Korea Medical Association
E-mail : medigroup@star-co.net.kp
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Malaysia
Name of Member Society : Malaysian Paediatric Association (2019-2021)
President: Dr. Mohd Ikram Ilias Vice-President: Dr. Intan Juliana binti Abdul Hamid Hon Secretary : Dr Tang Swee Fong Hon Treasurer : Dr. Musa Mohd Nordin Address : MPA, Unit 16-07, 16th Floor, Menara Arina Uniti, 97, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website : www.mpaeds.org.my
E-mail : ikree73@gmail.com/ musamn@gmail.com / sweefongtang@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : 603-2202 7099
Fax : 603-2602 0997
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Myanmar
Name of Member Society : Myanmar Pediatric Society
President : Prof. Thazin Mon Secretary : Dr. Naing Oo Vice President 1 : Prof. Tin Moe Phyu Vice President 2 : Prof. Kyaw Myo Address : Secretariat: Myanmar Pediatric Society (MPS), No. 2, Pyidaungsu Yeik-tha Street, Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Email : drtzmon@gmail.com/ drnaingoo@gmail.com / myanmar.paed2024@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : +95 17 222807, +95 17 222808, +95 17 222809 -
Nepal
Name of Member Society : Nepal Paediatric Society
President : Dr. Arun Neopane Vice-President : Dr. Ram Hari Chapagain General Secretary : Dr. Prakash Joshi APPA Standing Committee : Dr. Binod Lal Bajracharya Address : Nepal Paediatric Society (NEPAS), G.P.O. Box 2668, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website : www.nepas.org.np
E-mail : nepas2010@gmail.com, arunneopane@hotmail.com, dr.prakash346088@gmail.com, binodlal.bb@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : 977-1441-2648
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New Zealand
Name of Member Society : Paediatric Society Of New Zealand
President: Dr Michael Shepherd Hon. Treasurer: Ms Maureen Anderson Administrator: Ms Talie Schmidt-Geen Address : P.O. Box 308052, Manly Auckland 0952, New Zealand
Website : : www.paediatrics.org.nz
Email : talie@paediatrics.org.nz
Tel/Mobile : 021-972 294
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Pakistan
Name of Member Society : Pakistan Pediatric Association
President: Dr. Masood Sadiq Vice President: Prof. Tufail Muhammad Khan Secretary General: Dr.Mohsina Ibrahim APPA Standing Committee: Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Sultan IPA Standing Committee: Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Sultan Address : Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA), Plot # 57-C, 11th Commercial Street, Phase II Extension, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, Pakistan
Email : ppagsoffice@gmail.com / drmasoodsadiq@hotmail.com/ Cracppa@yahoo.com/ mohsinaibrahim@yahoo.com/ drmas54@gmail.com / fareed.ppa@gmail.com
Website : www.ppa.org.pk
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Papua New Guinea(2018-2020)
Name of Member Society : PNG Paediatric Society
President : Dr. James Amini V/President : Dr Gamini Vali Boma Secretary : Dr. Fiona Kupe Treasurer : Dr Kunera Kiromat Address : Dr. James Amini, Presdent PNG Paediatric Society, Chief Executive Officer, Central Provincial Health Authority, PO Boc 584, Waterfront, Konedobu, Port Moresby, National Capital District (NCD), Papua New Guinea.
Website : pngpaediatricsociety.org
Email : jmamini9@gmailcom / fionakupe@gmail.com/ gvboma@gmail.com
Tel: 7682 6548/ 721 82299
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Philippine
Name of Member Society : Philippine Pediatric Society Inc.
President: Dr. Cesar M. Ong Vice President: Dr. Wilfredo R. Santos Secretary: Dr. Edwin Rodriguez Address : 52, Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101
Website : www.pps.org.ph
E-mail : cesar59ong@gmail.com / drwilcon@yahoo.com / rodriguezev0428@yahoo.com / PPS- ppsinc@pps.org.ph
Tel : 8926-6758/ 8926-6759 -
Singapore
Name of Member Society : Singapore Paediatric Society
President : Dr. Alvin S M Chang Vice-President : Dr. Michael TC Lim Secretary / Secretary General : Dr. Sridhar Arunachalam Hon. Treasurer / Treasurer : Dr. Soh Jian Yi APPA Standing Committee : Dr. Alvin Chang Address : Singapore Paediatric Society, C/o No.2, Venture Drive # 24-01, Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526
Website : www.sps.org.sg
E-mail : secretariat@sps.org.sg / Alvin.chang.m.c@singhealth.com.sg michael_tc_lim@nuhs.edu.sg/ sridhar.arunachalam@singhealth.com.sg/ /Isabella.Munira@wizlink.biz
Tel/Mobile : (65) 6772 4408
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Korea
Name of Member Society : The Korean Pediatric Society
Chairman/CEO : Prof. Han Suk Kim Secretary General : Prof. Byung Chan Lim Director for International Affairs : Prof. Gi Beom Kim Address : 1606, Seocho World Officetel, 19, Seoun-ro, Seocho-gu Seoul, Republic of Korea
Website : www.pediatrics.or.kr
E-mail : pediatrics@pediatrics.or.kr/ kimhans@snu.ac.kr / prabbot7@snu.ac.kr ped9526@snu.ac.kr
Tel/Mobile : 822-3473-7305-6Fax : 822-3473-7307
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Sri lanka
Name of Member Society : Sri Lanka College Of Paediatricians
President : Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe Secretary : Dr. Anuradha Kodippili President-Elect/APPA Standing Committee : Prof. Pujitha Wickramasinghe APPA President-Elect : Prof. Asiri Abeyagunawardena Treasurer : Dr. Pyara Ratnayake Address : 44/1, Gnanartha Pradeepa Mawatha Colombo 08, Sri Lanka
Website : slcp.lk
E-mail : paedsslcp@gmail.com / dsamarasinghe@gmail.com / anuradha@pdt.cmb.ac.lk / pujitha@yahoo.com/ asiriabey26@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : : 00 9477 750 8218
Fax : 9411 268 4625
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Thailand
Name of Member Society : Pediatric Society Of Thailand
President: Prof. Somsak Lolekha Secretary General : Prof. Vitharon Boon-yasidhl APPA Standing Committee : Prof. Vitharon Boon-yasidhi International Affairs Committee : Prof. Suporn Treepongkaruna Treasurer : Assoc. Prof. Chalerat Direkwattanachai Address : Pediatric Society of Thailand, 9th Floor, The Royal Golden Jubilee Building, 2, Soi Soonvijai, New Petchburi Road, Bangkapi, Huaykwang, Bangkok 10310, Thailand
Website : www.thaipediatrics.org
Email : slolekha@gmail.com/ thaipediatrics@gmail.com / vitharon@hotmail.com /suporntr@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : (662) 716-6200-2 FAX : (662) 716 6202
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Taiwan
Name of Member Society : Taiwan Pediatric Association
President : Prof. Yen-Hsuan Ni Secretary / Secretary General : Dr. Liang-Shiou Ou Address : 10F/1, No. 69, Section 1, Hang Chow S. Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan R.O.C.
Website : www.pediatr.org.tw
E-mail : tpa99@www.pediatr.org.tw / yhni@ntu.edu.tw / ouliangshiou@gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : 886-22-351-6446
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Vietnam
Name of Member Society : Vietnam Paediatric Association
President : Prof. Nguyen Gia Khanh Vice President / General Secretary : Prof. Pham Nhat An Address : National Hospital of Pediatrics, 18/879, La Thanh Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email : hoinhikhoavn@gmail.com (VPA secretariat), /nguyengiakhanh1945@gmail.com, chutichhoinhikhoavietnam@gmail.com / nhatan.pham@yahoo.com,
/kim.hoangtrong.gmail.com
Tel/Mobile : 84-462738878
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MACAU
Name of Member Society : Macau Pediatric Society
President : Dr. George Choi Secretary / Secretary General : Dr. Hei Ao Hon. Treasurer/ Treasurer : Dr. Man Hou Lai Address : Macau Pediatric Society, Rua Da Madre Terezina, Kwong Yuet Wah Ting, 26 Andar B, Macau
E-mail : cwgeorge6318
Tel/Mobile 853 – 829 50732 Fax: 853 – 839 08 130
Website macaupediatricsociety.org
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MONGOLIA
Name of Member Society : MONGOLIA PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
President : Dr. Soyolgerel Gochoo Address : 1st Floor, National Center for Maternal and Child Health (NCMCH), Adolescent Clinic, Khuvisgalchdyn Street, Bayangol District, Ulaanbaatar 16060, Mongolia
E-mail : gsoyolgerel@yahoo.com