CWRD Brown Bag Seminar Held on Public Attitude towards COVID-19 Vaccination in CAREC region Read more about CWRD Brown Bag Seminar Held on Public Attitude towards COVID-19 Vaccination in CAREC region On 9 March, the CAREC Institute and the Public Opinion Research Institute (Kazakhstan) shared preliminary findings from the ongoing study of public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in seven CAREC countries. Over 60 participants attended the seminar which discussed the study methodology and preliminary key findings and recommendations for vaccination campaigns in CAREC countries.
The War on COVID-19 Pandemic-Role of Hospital under PPP Scheme Read more about 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 public-private partnership (PPP) scheme at the outset of the pandemic.
CIE-ADB Knowledge Sharing Seminar: Strengthening Clinical Care and Community Services to Fight COVID-19 Read more about CIE-ADB Knowledge Sharing Seminar: Strengthening Clinical Care and Community Services to Fight COVID-19 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.
SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Reshaping Cities in Post-COVID-19 World Read more about SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Reshaping Cities in Post-COVID-19 World The 7th SPOT on Reshaping Cities in the Post-COVID-19 World discussed these issues: a) the challenges of the urban cities in battling the impact of COVID-19; b) how cities can play the role of job creators and engines of growth; and c) what the private sector can do to reshape cities. The speakers included Thuy Trang Dang of SEUW, Arghya Sinha Roy of SDCD, Jiang Yi of EREA, and Sanjay Grover of OPOH with James Villafuerte of SERC as moderator.
Findings from OECD’s Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2021 – Addressing the challenges facing food systems Read more about Findings from OECD’s Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2021 – Addressing the challenges facing food systems
Lessons Learned from Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Lessons Learned from Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia and the Pacific
Lan Mercado Keywords civil society ADB cso engagement social development gender economics COVID-19 external relations specialists Read more about Lan Mercado Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a project officer working directly with women and men supported by Oxfam before gradually progressing to senior leadership. Today, she leads Oxfam in Asia.