CIE-ADB Knowledge Sharing Seminar: Strengthening Clinical Care and Community Services to Fight COVID-19 17 September 2021 Taipei,China suffered seriously from SARS but learned valuable lessons for responding to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To fight COVID-19, Taipei,China employed a strategy focused on three elements: border control; community pandemic prevention; and preservation of the clinical care system. The strategy was shared in the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE)-ADB Knowledge Sharing Seminar. The first part of the presentation reviewed the privatization history of Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital (KMSH) and the existing context of the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme at the outset of the pandemic. The second part will summarize the infrastructure, systems, and innovation employed in fighting COVID-19 and review the strengths and weaknesses of the KMSH PPP scheme. Program and Learning Materials 17 September 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Remarks Benjamin Coghlan Senior Health Specialist (Security), ADB Opening Remarks Tze-An Wang, Chairman, Committee on External Relations, CIE Presentation The War on COVID-19 Pandemic-Role of Hospital under PPP Scheme This presentation gives an overview of the privatization history of Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital (KMSH) and the existing context of the… Chao-Hung Kuo Discussion/Questions and Answers This presentation gives an overview of the privatization history of Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital (KMSH) and the existing context of the… Kuei-Chen Lin, Assistant Vice President, Department of Private Participation in Infrastructures, CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Michelle Apostol Sheryl Evangelista ADB Organizer/s Human and Social Development Sector Office Partner Organization/s Chinese Institute of Engineers Topics Health