This is the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health organised by the College of Public Health Medicine, Academy of Medicine Malaysia. This conference theme is “Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals Aspirations on Health”, which is related to the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It will be held in the Riverside Majestic Hotel in Kuching Sarawak from 10-14 September 2017. There will be keynote address, plenary and symposium sessions, workshops and free-paper oral and poster sessions. You are cordially invited to join us for this energising conference, and to submit your research findings to be presented as free-paper at the conference.