On 13–15 September 2017, the first Task Force Meeting to Update Governance Mechanisms of the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Health and Environment was held in Manila. This meeting was hosted by the Government of the Philippines, which is the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum from 2017 to 2019. Representatives from eight of the 10 volunteer countries attended the meeting, including two from the WHO South-East Asia Region(Indonesia and Thailand) and six from the WHO Western Pacific Region (Cambodia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Palau, Philippines, and Republic of Korea).Aside from country representatives, participants also included chairs of the Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) for Air Quality (Thailand), Health Impact Assessment (Thailand) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Philippines); observers; resource speakers; and representatives from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).