Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment Amid COVID-19—Supply Chains, Bottlenecks, and Policy Implications 4 June 2020 Philippines This webinar featured a high-level panel of experts and discussed how COVID-19 is disrupting global supply chains for medical equipment, pinpoint weaknesses in supply chain management, explore solutions for businesses, and suggest how governments and international agencies can help. It also gave attendees an opportunity to learn about the supply chains for personal protective equipment (PPE) and how they have been disrupted by COVID-19, and discussed lessons from recent epidemics and pandemics, as well as how governments and businesses have responded as well as the role of multilateral development banks. (Part 1 of the Asian Impact: ADB Research in Action webinar series) Program and Learning Materials 04 June 2020 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Presentation Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment amid COVID-19: Supply Chains, Bottlenecks, and Policy Implications This presentation discussed the unprecedented excess demand for PPEs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to domestic and international PPE supply… Kijin Kim Panel Discussion 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 Kijin Kim ADB Organizer/s Economic Research and Development Impact Department Read Also Webinar summary ADB.org event page: Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment Amid COVID-19 Publication: Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment amid COVID-19: Supply Chains, Bottlenecks, and Policy Implications Supply Chain Maps for Pandemic-Fighting Products COVID-19 Response: ADB Trade and Supply Chain Finance ADB Study Maps Supply Chains for Key Products in COVID-19 Response Topics Economics Health Regional Cooperation and Integration