Editing ASEAN (section)

====SARS outbreak====
During the [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak|SARS outbreak]], ASEAN and ASEAN+3 worked together to devise a response to the outbreak. Immediate and short-to-medium term measures were devised. The parties agreed to enhance sharing of best practices against the disease while also agreeing to bolster collaboration between their respective health authorities and harmonize travel procedures to ensure that proper health screening would occur. In addition, China offered to contribute $1.2 million to the ASEAN SARS fund, made both to show that it was willing to cooperate with the rest of the region and make amends for its withholding of information during the initial stages of the outbreak.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Caballero-Anthony |first=Mely |date=June 2005 |title=SARS in Asia: Crisis, Vulnerabilities, and Regional Responses |journal=Asian Survey |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=475–495|doi=10.1525/as.2005.45.3.475 }}</ref>