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Strategies to Respond to COVID-19 in the Republic of South Korea

20 April 2020
The approach taken by the Republic of Korea to the COVID-19 outbreak has been characterized as “trace, test, and treat” policy. Intensive contact tracing methods have been developed during the MERS outbreak in 2015. Contacts with a COVID-19 case are quarantined and tested for diagnosis. High…

Ten Decisive Scenes in the COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
Two months after the first COVID-19 confirmed case, the Republic of Korea has been commended for its efforts to contain the outbreak. Although the response was not without flaws, their experience is distinct in several respects: (i) early and speedy response, (ii) transparency, and (iii) public-…

South Korea’s COVID-19 Response from the District Health Authority Perspective

20 April 2020
In the Republic of Korea, the district health authority's responsibility in the overall COVID-19 response are: risk communication, health education, surveillance, coordination of testing, contact tracing, self-quarantine management, and local-level resource allocation. The district health authority…

Universal Health Coverage and Key Health Policy Lessons from COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
This presentation examines key policy lessons from the Republic of Korea's experience on the COVID-19 response, which it hopes to share to LMICs. Governance plays a key role in the health policy response to a pandemic, including trust, transparency and communication. Health financing…

Fighting the Gendered Impact of Corruption

26 March 2020
Women, especially poor women, are disproportionately impacted by corruption at the point of access for basic public services, justice, and security. This presentation shows new data and key figures that demonstrate how some forms of corruption disproportionately affect women.

Impacts of Transport Infrastructure on Liveability: Evidence from Asian Countries

23 March 2020
The paper attempts to understand the dynamics of how infrastructure investments enhance the liveability of city dwellers. Analyzing data from 20 Asian countries the paper analyzes the effect of public and private investment in transport infrastructure to the city’s liveability index.

Transportation Mode Choice in Viet Nam Intercity Trips

18 March 2020
In recent years, there have been a lot of discussions and debates about the decision to develop the high-speed rail (HSR ) system in Viet Nam. This article describes work undertaken to provide a better understanding of the competitiveness of HSR over other modes of transport and what might be done…

Impacts of High-Speed Railway Infrastructures on Equity and Quality of Life

18 March 2020
This paper introduces the Spatial and Social Equity Railway Indexes to assess the variation in travel times, the number of connections, prices and population affected by these changes.

High-Speed Rail Systems Deployment and Megacity Formation: The MITO and ROSA Case Studies in Italy

18 March 2020
Examining the case of high-speed rail (HSR )serviced city pairs of Milano-Torino and Roma-Salerno in Italy, this paper attempts to understand and explore the relationship between megacity formation and High-Speed Rail deployment. The paper proposes a model to explain the mechanisms through which…

Sine Qua Non: High-Speed Rail Forms and Functionalities in Intercity and Urban Areas

18 March 2020
The paper evaluates different types of high-speed rail (HSR)nnetwork planning, design, and operations associated with their urban forms. The practitioner-centric research offers a fine-grained dissection of the sophistication of HSR planning, design, and operations associated with the city’s form…