Although health informatics has been an established science in some Asia Pacific countries
since the 1970s, its current degree of awareness among countries in this region can largely
be attributed to the efforts of the Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics. These
efforts have included the spawning of national health informatics associations in some
countries, creating opportunities for cross-country scientific interactions at national health
informatics meetings and promoting regional health informatics activities and expertise�…

Although health informatics has been an established science in some Asia Pacific countries
since the 1970s, its current degree of awareness among countries in this region can largely
be attributed to the efforts of the Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics. These
efforts have included the spawning of national health informatics associations in some
countries, creating opportunities for cross-country scientific interactions at national health
informatics meetings and promoting regional health informatics activities and expertise�…