ABOUT AFOS

Asian Federation of Osteoporosis Societies

AFOS is dedicated to advancing the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research of osteoporosis across Asia to improve patient care and quality of life, through strong scientific collaboration and continuous education for health professionals and the public.

Council Members

 President Dr Leilani Basa MERCADO-ASIS (Philippines)
 Vice President Dr ANG Seng Bin (Singapore)
 Hon Secretary Dr Jawl-Shan HWANG (Taiwan)
 Hon Treasurer Dr Eddie Siu Lun CHOW (Hong Kong) 
 Council Members Dr Akira TAGUCHI (Japan)
 Dr HEW Fen Lee (Malaysia)
 Dr PARK Ye-Soo (Korea)
 Dr Ng Hou (Macau)
 Dr Unnop Jaisamrarn (Thailand)
 Dr XIA Wei Bo (China)
 Dr Sanjay Kumar BHADADA (India)

Member Societies

Member organisations come from the following regions:

  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Thailand
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Mission of AFOS

Education & Research
To make the Asian region excel in education and research in all aspects of osteoporosis, thereby bringing to the region the highest quality of healthcare in this field of medicine for charitable purposes beneficial to the community.
Prevention & Management
To promote the prevention, management and research of osteoporosis and disseminate the result for public benefit.
Asian Collaborative
To encourage and support co-operative research in osteoporosis in Asia and beyond and disseminate the result for public benefit.
Professional Education
To promote, foster, develop and assist medical and allied profession in the study of and the acquisition, dissemination and application of knowledge and information concerning the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Public Awareness
To stimulate public interest and provide public education in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and related problems and to assist in keeping the medical profession in the Asian region up-to-date in the latest developments in the field of medical and scientific research and methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.