ACMA Shield Recipient 2023

The ACMA Shield was awarded to Dr Carlos Lam Yang in 2023. Dr Lam Yang has accomplished a lot on the sidelines and behind the scenes for ACMA and Asian Health in general. Some of the highlights include representing ACMA’s voice as an attendee, facilitating various speakers in health forums as well as providing health talks and performing health checks for the community. He has collaborated with multiple organisations linked to Asian Health including: The Asian Network Limited (TANI), the Ethnic Health Collective (EHC), Asian Family Services (AFS), and Te Whatu Ora Counties Asian Health and Wellbeing Support Network. TANI also awarded Dr Lam Yang (as a representative of ACMA) a special award in recognition of his contribution to Asian Health in general. He has also contributed to a research paper in conjunction with Dr Sherly Parackal of the University of Otago on the need for disagreggation of Asian groups into distinct subgroups in order to understand the full picture of Asian health.

The Shield recognizes Dr Lam Yang as an exemplary member furthering the objectives of the Association.