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Connecting CHEERS-SEA

29 September–2 October 2025

Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, with a SEACO field visit to Segamat and Chaah, Johor

CHEERS-SEA brought population-research teams together to exchange field experience, compare measurement approaches and explore a shared regional climate-health research agenda. The programme combined HDSS introductions, technical workshops and a visit to SEACO communities.

Scientific focus

Scientific focus

  • Exchange among South and Southeast Asian HDSS teams
  • Common measurement and cohort-management methods
  • Wearables, indoor sensors and locally built weather stations
  • Regional collaboration, funding opportunities and student exchange

Programme overview

Programme

Event dates and scientific exchange are supported by workshop materials, follow-up and the approved event photograph. This overview summarises the working programme; named roles are scheduled contributions rather than a verified attendance list. A separate invitation-only institutional meeting was scheduled for 3 October. Discussions of regional structure and funding do not establish adopted governance or a funding award.

29 September 2025

Connecting research platforms

  • Introductions to FilaBavi, icddr,b, Kanchanaburi, SEACO, Sleman and Vadu.
  • CHEERS’ global approach, device-based measurements and graph databases.
  • Inception of CHEERS-SEA, followed by observers’ reflections.

30 September 2025

Technical exchange

  • Sampling, questionnaires, cohort procedures and participatory research data infrastructure.
  • CHIMES protocols, wearable and household sensors, missing data and the community–field-team interface.
  • Heat Care data experience, 3D-PAWS weather stations and air-quality monitoring.

1 October 2025

SEACO field visit

  • Project-booth presentations at the SEACO office in Segamat.
  • A planned visit to Chaah communities and a deployed 3D-printed weather station at Kg Desa Temu Jodoh.

2 October 2025

Regional research priorities

  • Guest sessions on flood-risk assessment for vulnerable communities and field water treatment.
  • Roundtable discussion of possible CHEERS-SEA structure, funding and the ASA student-exchange programme.

Researchers & contributions

Researchers and contributions

Links lead to current researcher profiles. Event-specific labels describe the documented contribution or programme status.

Portrait of Prof Tin Tin Su

Scheduled programme contributor

Prof Tin Tin Su ↗

Scheduled host and convenor, SEACO presenter and facilitator of regional and technical discussions.

Monash University Malaysia

Portrait of Prof Rainer Sauerborn

Scheduled programme contributor

Prof Rainer Sauerborn ↗

Scheduled contributor on the CHEERS global initiative, cohort methods and future regional collaboration.

Heidelberg University · Heidelberg Institute of Global Health

Portrait of Dr Sandra Barteit

Scheduled programme contributor

Dr Sandra Barteit ↗

Scheduled contributor on device measurements and graph databases, and facilitator of the wearable and home-sensor workshop.

Heidelberg Institute of Global Health · Heidelberg University Hospital

Portrait of Malee Sunpuwan

Scheduled programme contributor

Malee Sunpuwan ↗

Scheduled presenter introducing Kanchanaburi HDSS.

Institute for Population and Social Research · Mahidol University

Portrait of Dr Ema Madyaningrum

Scheduled programme contributor

Dr Ema Madyaningrum ↗

Scheduled presenter introducing Sleman HDSS.

Universitas Gadjah Mada · Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing

Portrait of Dr Dhiraj Agarwal

Scheduled programme contributor

Dr Dhiraj Agarwal ↗

Scheduled presenter introducing Vadu HDSS.

Vadu Rural Health Program · KEM Hospital Research Centre

Additional programme / report contributors

Additional named scientific contributors in the working programme. Programme entries describe scheduled roles, rather than verified attendance.

Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc; Md Al Amin; Roshidi Ismail; Norliza Mat; Syahrul Nellis; Min Thu; Hamimatunnisa Johar; Wenhua Yu; Julian Walker; Nadia Saad; Muhammad Rafi; Darwin Gouwanda; Min Tai Yap; Azliyana Azhari; Izni Mohd Zahidi; Mohd Arshil Moideen.

Research connections

Research connections

Sites & partners

SEACO / SegamatFilaBaviKanchanaburiSlemanVaduHeidelberg

Projects discussed or connected

CHIMES & CHIMES 2.0Heat-CARES / Heat Care at SEACOLocally built weather stations

Tools & methods

Wearable biosensorsIndoor temperature & humidityLocally built 3D-printed weather stationsGraph databases & data integrationData quality, analytics & AI

Sources & record

Sources and documentation

Event dates and scientific exchange are supported by workshop materials, follow-up and the approved event photograph. This overview summarises the working programme; named roles are scheduled contributions rather than a verified attendance list. A separate invitation-only institutional meeting was scheduled for 3 October. Discussions of regional structure and funding do not establish adopted governance or a funding award.

REACH institutional news and regional research context ↗

Review date: 12 November 2026. Suggest a correction or contribute an event record ↗

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